Calypso Cake

Recipe 

Cake Mix

  • 2 cups of June's Mince Fruit
  • 2 sticks of butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg 
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest  
  • 1 tsp almond extract/essence
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract/essence

Cheesecake Mix

  • 4 8oz blocks cream cheese
  • 1c sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract/essence
  • 3 tbsp of flour
  • 3/4 sour cream
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

 Directions

*All ingredients must be room temperature

*Grease pan 

*Preheat oven 350 degrees F

  1. Mix butter and sugar until creamy
  2. Mix eggs one at a time to the creamy mixture
  3. Add the Zest
  4. In a separate bowl: Sift flour and baking powder 
  5. Combine flour and baking powder to the butter, eggs and sugar mixture
  6. Add essence and spices to mixture
  7. Add Junes Mince Fruit 

-Cheesecake

  1. Mix cream cheese and sugar
  2. Mix in the eggs
  3. Add vanilla extract, lemon juice and flour: mix to combine
  4. Add sour cream: mix to combine

*(Bundt pan) pour cake mixture in pan (less than 1/2 way), then add the cheesecake mixture.  Don't top off, leave room in pan for rising.

*Bake at 325 degrees for about 60-75 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.

*Cool completely

Written by Doyle Taylor

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