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Wednesday 27 February 2013

Kumquat Butter Cake

I hope when I posted this Kumquat Butter Cake, the word "Kumquat" would not make you jump up saying "Kumquat Again?"  Well, in fact when I text message to my Sister S, she did said it..... Grrrrrr!!

I guess I can called myself the No. 1 Kumquat Lover!  I don't know why, I just loves the citrus aroma and the taste.  It is so delicious.....the jam I made with it, tasted so good on toast, really!!

My family and I loves Butter Cake and in fact I have never posted any butter cake in my blog here.  So here goes for first Butter Cake with Kumquat flavour!   Love it!
I sourced the butter cake recipe from Wendy of Table for 2 ... or more when she posted her Pumpkin Velvety Butter Cake and I made it using kumquat instead pumpkin.




KUMQUAT BUTTER CAKE 
(recipe source with changes from Wendy of Table for 2 .... or more )

Ingredients
200gm sugar
200gm butter
Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla
5 large eggs
300gm cake flour sifted together with 1 tsp baking powder
200gm soft steamed pumpkin flesh (no need to puree )
Handful of pumpkin seeds

1. Preheat oven to 160/180C. Line a 8 inch square pan
2. Beat sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy.
3. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add in half of sifted flour, on low speed then beat until well combined.
5. Put in pumpkin and beat until all mushed up.
6. Put in remaining flour and beat until just combined.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
8. Bake for 50 minutes or until done when tested with a skewer. - See more at: http://wendyinkk.blogspot.com/2011/01/pumpkin-velvety-butter-cake_26.html#sthash.pCu0FI0k.dpuf
200gm sugar
200gm butter
Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla
5 large eggs
300gm cake flour sifted together with 1 tsp baking powder
200gm soft steamed pumpkin flesh (no need to puree )
Handful of pumpkin seeds

1. Preheat oven to 160/180C. Line a 8 inch square pan
2. Beat sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy.
3. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add in half of sifted flour, on low speed then beat until well combined.
5. Put in pumpkin and beat until all mushed up.
6. Put in remaining flour and beat until just combined.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
8. Bake for 50 minutes or until done when tested with a skewer. - See more at: http://wendyinkk.blogspot.com/2011/01/pumpkin-velvety-butter-cake_26.html#sthash.pCu0FI0k.dpuf
160gm sugar
200gm butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 large eggs
300gm cake flour sifted together with 1 tsp baking powder
200gm sweetened kumquat puree

Method
Preheat oven to 160/180C. Line a 8 inch square pan
In a mixing bowl, beat sugar, butter and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add in half of sifted flour, on low speed then beat until well combined.
Put in kumquat puree.
Add in remaining flour and beat until just combined.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 50 minutes or until done when tested with a skewer. 



Note :  Wendy of Table for Two....or more has advised me that for this Kumquat Butter Cake it is better to add in some baking soda and to reduce 50gm of flour in order the texture of this cake stays buttery moist and soft (in case if you want to make this cake)





After compiling some photos in my computer, I found out that I have made Kumquat Butter Cake before, (why I can't remember that....I guess I am getting old now), in fact I made it using a bundt pan but I do not know why I did not post it ..... here are some pictures ....




Saw a great info from the Facebook and thought of sharing it with you here.....

 





200gm sugar
200gm butter
Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla
5 large eggs
300gm cake flour sifted together with 1 tsp baking powder
200gm soft steamed pumpkin flesh (no need to puree )
Handful of pumpkin seeds

1. Preheat oven to 160/180C. Line a 8 inch square pan
2. Beat sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy.
3. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add in half of sifted flour, on low speed then beat until well combined.
5. Put in pumpkin and beat until all mushed up.
6. Put in remaining flour and beat until just combined.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
8. Bake for 50 minutes or until done when tested with a skewer. - See more at: http://wendyinkk.blogspot.com/2011/01/pumpkin-velvety-butter-cake_26.html#sthash.pCu0FI0k.dpuf

200gm sugar
200gm butter
Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla
5 large eggs
300gm cake flour sifted together with 1 tsp baking powder
200gm soft steamed pumpkin flesh (no need to puree )
Handful of pumpkin seeds

1. Preheat oven to 160/180C. Line a 8 inch square pan
2. Beat sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy.
3. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add in half of sifted flour, on low speed then beat until well combined.
5. Put in pumpkin and beat until all mushed up.
6. Put in remaining flour and beat until just combined.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
8. Bake for 50 minutes or until done when tested with a skewer. - See more at: http://wendyinkk.blogspot.com/2011/01/pumpkin-velvety-butter-cake_26.html#sthash.Xi10iKyY.dpuf

17 comments:

  1. Well, Mel, I won't say again becoz I never try your kumquat bakings before, hahaha! Actually it doesn't really matter if you keep using the same ingredients coz you are the one who bakes it, haha, just like me keep using my fav recipe, hahaha! I'm going to bake another butter cake soon coz my hubby loves it so much but wait till my 3 weeks "special diet" is over first. Also want to try green tea chiffon, hahaha!

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  2. aww.. you've got me craving for butter cake now! i can so smell the kumquat aroma across the screen! ^^ gotta make some butter cake tonight! ^^

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  3. Mel, both of your cakes look tempting and inviting. Let me brew a pot of coffee and we have tea time together :)

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  4. Hi Mel,
    Lovely cake! I love plain butter cakes like this, have not tried baking with kumquat before! A slice of this cake would be lovely with a cup of tea!

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  5. Mel, I also like to use back the same recipe and ingredients if that receive good comments or well accepted by my family n friends.
    This butter cake texture is relly good, velvety smooth I bet it must be delicious.

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  6. Mel, this cake must be really full of kumquat aroma and that is a good thing! You really love kumquat huh? I saw some at Tesco but it was quiet expensive, so I did not buy.

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  7. Hi Mel! Lovely cake... I like butter cake too... but like PH, I'm controlling what I eat currently after the on-stop eating and drinking during this period...

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  8. Wow! I don't see any flaws in your buttercake...fine texture, that's how I like my buttercake!

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  9. Your butter cake is so moist and fine... I would love it with the Kumquat taste also... so refreshing.

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  10. Hi Mel,

    I'm admiring the beautiful velvety of your butter cake. It looks so smooth and flawless!

    Got your banana message! Cheers!

    Zoe

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  11. First of all, thanks for the banana tip! My kids love "before dark spot" bananas, but now I have to make sure they eat dark spotted ones too! Hm, but if I use dark spotted ones for baking banana bread, it is okay too huh. Anyway thanks for the tip!

    You are Ms. Kumquat and another amazing creation here! YUM.... this must be so delicious. It looks so moist and buttery. :)

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  12. Love the cake texture, Mel. I love simple buttery cakes. Thanks for the banana tip. I always throw them in the bin but never again.

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  13. You are a kumquat lover!! I think it is because the citrus aroma ., I love butter cake too but need to control butter intake due to age catching up.,hehehe.,

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  14. Hi Mel,
    Your Kumquat butter cake look so moist and fine.
    I love kumquat and don't mind kumquat, kumquat, kumquat all the time..heehee
    Thanks for the banana tips!!

    I have some awards which i wanted to share with you, please come collect here; http://my123favourites.blogspot.com/2013/02/sesame-roasted-chicken-and-awards.html

    mui

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  15. thanks for the baking soda and also the info on the bananas! yes, i agree that you are absolutely a no 1 kumquat lover!

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  16. oh, good to know fact about banana, thanks.

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  17. I've just baked a yogurt kumquat cake & yours must very flavorful ! Looks lovely & moist. I love kumquat too so I'm bookmarking this recipe for sure as my hubby love rich butter cake. Thanks for the great info of baking soda & bananas. Will show it my sons coz they never wanted to eat spotted bananas! LOL

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