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Recipe · Basque Country
Gâteau basque à la cerise noire
Basque cake with black cherry jam
⏱ 120 minServes 8Medium520 kcal
A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.
01 — Ingredients8 servings
350 g (12 oz)flour
200 g (7 oz)sugar
200 g (7 oz)soft butter
2whole eggs
2yolksfor the dough, 1 yolk for glazing
1 packetbaking powder
300 g (11 oz)Itxassou black cherry jam
Lemon zest1 pinch salt, rum
- 350 g (12 oz) flour
- 200 g (7 oz) sugar
- 200 g (7 oz) soft butter
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 yolks for the dough, 1 yolk for glazing
- 1 packet baking powder
- 300 g (11 oz) Itxassou black cherry jam
- Lemon zest 1 pinch salt, rum
Quantities scaled for — some (egg, lemon, garlic…) are rounded to what’s practical.
Serves 8. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.
03 — Method
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Add the whole eggs, then the yolks, zest and rum.
- Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Form a ball, wrap and chill for 1 hour.
- Press two-thirds of the dough into a buttered round pan.
- Spread the jam, leaving a 1 cm (½ in) border.
- Cover with the rest of the dough, rolled out.
- Seal the edges and brush with egg yolk.
- Score a crosshatch with a fork.
- Bake for 45 minutes at 180°C (350°F) until deep golden.
- Let cool before unmolding.
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