Old English Spice Cake with Currant Hard Sauce
| Yield: | 1 Servings |
| Categories: | Cakes, Sauces |
| CAKE | ||
| 1 | c | Unsalted butter (225g) |
| 2 | c | Sugar (400g) |
| 4 | lg | Eggs |
| 3/4 | c | Milk (180ml) |
| 3 | c | Unbleached white flour (300g) |
| 1/4 | c | Hot water (60ml) |
| 2 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Saffron threads |
| 1/2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 2 | ts | Caraway seeds |
| g | Zest of one lemon AND one orange | |
| 1/2 | ts | EACH of ground cinnamon, cloves, mace and nutmeg |
| CURRANT HARD SAUCE | ||
| 1/2 | c | Unsalted butter (1 15g) |
| 1/4 | lb | Cream cheese (60g) |
| 3/4 | c | Confectioners' sugar (75g) |
| 2 | tb | Lemon juice |
| 1/2 | ts | Saffron threads |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 1/4 | c | Yellow raisins (45g) |
| 1/4 | c | Currants (45g) |
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