Agen prune cake


Agen prune cake
This cake from Agen, in southwestern France, is a type of brioche. Inspired by the famous "tarte au sucre" (sugar tart), it is like a thick "galette" with a moist texture, filled with prunes and marzipan with Armagnac.
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Last modified on: September 16th 2018

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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 1 hour
Agen prune cake
Roll out 400 g Brioche dough into a flat round cake 8 inches (20 cm) diameter.

Lay the cake on a baking sheet, then glaze the top.

Leave in a warm place to rise for one hour.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Agen prune cake
Roll 200 g Marzipan (almond paste) into a long " sausage about half an inch (1 cm) thick.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Agen prune cake
Cut the marzipan into half-inch (1 cm) chunks.

Cut the prunes into quarters.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Agen prune cake
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Push the marzipan pieces into the top of the well-risen cake.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Agen prune cake
Stick a piece of prune on top of each piece of marzipan.

Stage 6 - 1 min.
Agen prune cake
Glaze the top of the cake again, then sprinkle with caster sugar.

Stage 7 - 30 min.
Agen prune cake
Bake for about 30 minutes.

Stage 8
Agen prune cake
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
If you would like a stronger Armagnac flavour, add 2 tablespoonsful at the end of mixing the brioche dough.

You can make this recipe using an enriched bread dough (pain brioché), rather than a classic brioche dough, but the cake will be plainer.
Keeping
A few days in a cloth bag.
Source
Home made, but recipe inspired by Olivier D, who will recognise his influence....
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,220 Kcal or 5,108 Kj67 gr450 gr143 gr
61 %26 %42 %22 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
133 Kcal or 557 Kj7 gr49 gr16 gr
7 %3 %5 %2 %
Per cake
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
610 Kcal or 2,554 Kj34 gr225 gr72 gr
30 %13 %21 %11 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Gluten, Sourdough, Nuts, Sulfites
How much will it cost?
  • For 2 cakes : 4.67 €
  • Per cake : 2.34 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Brioche doughBrioche dough: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chinois, Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies, Eggs in brioche nests, St Tropez tart, Galette de Fougerolles, ... All
Marzipan (almond paste)Marzipan (almond paste): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Provençal colombier for Pentecost, How to make marzipan decorations, Little Christmas biscuits, Piped petits-fours, Arizona cupcakes, ... All
Dried prunesDried prunes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Stuffed prunes, Prune Far, ... All
Beaten eggBeaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Small foie gras pasties, Diamond biscuits, Caramelised apple pie, Cochelin d'Evreux, Pains briochés aux raisins, ... All
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