Fruit Savarin

Makes: 1 Savarin Oven: 180 °C / 350 °F
Preparation Time: 1 hour 30 minutes   Baking Time: 25 – 30 minutes

Ingredients

240 g Cake flour (2 x 250 ml / 2 cups)
2 ml Salt (½ tsp)
30 ml Sugar (2 tbsp)
10 g Anchor Instant Yeast (1 packet)
125 g Margarine (½ cup)
125 ml Warm milk (½ cup)
2 Large eggs, beaten
60 ml Lukewarm water (4 tbsp)
30 ml Rum (2 tbsp)
10 ml Grated orange rind (2 tsp) or
2 ml Orange essence

Syrup

250 ml Water (1 cup)
100 g Sugar (125 ml / ½ cup)
45 ml Rum (3 tbsp)

Glaze

125 ml Smooth apricot jam (½ cup)
45 ml Rum (3 tbsp)

Method

  1. Mix all dry ingredients together. Add the Anchor Instant Yeast, and mix.
  2. Melt margarine in warmed milk and leave to cool until lukewarm. Add the beaten egg, lukewarm water and the milk mixture to the dry ingredients to form a batter mixture.
  3. Beat the batter until smooth and pour into a greased ring pan. Cover with greased plastic and allow to rise in a warm place until double in volume, about 15 – 20 minutes.
  4. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C / 350 °F for 25 – 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
  5. Mix ingredients for the syrup together and microwave on high power for 2 minutes, stir and microwave for a further 2 minutes.
  6. Mix glaze ingredients together and microwave on high power for 1 minute. (Or heat syrup and glaze separately in a sauce pan, stirring continuously).
  7. Prick holes in the baked savarin, with a skewer, and drizzle the hot syrup over the warm savarin. Brush with glaze and serve with fresh fruit and cream, or ice cream.
Fruit Savarin
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