Japanese plum wine cake 梅酒のケーキ

Everyone knows I love to cook but, I don’t often share my recipes.  I have decided to change that starting with this delicious cake.  ENJOY!

 

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 2/3 cups brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• Japanese plum wine ６tablespoons
• Japanese plums that were used in making the plum wine chopped 6

Directions

1. Do not preheat the oven. Grease 10 inch tube pan and line bottom with wax paper or parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat the butter, shortening, and sugar on low speed for 10 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Alternately add the flour mixture and milk, mixing well. Add the vanilla and lemon extracts.
4. Add plum wine ( I say 6 tablespoons but it is up to your taste)
5. Add chopped plums to batter
6. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in the pan for 1 hour. Remove to a cake rack and cool for at least 3 hours.

It's Way Back Wednesday Ya'll

Decided to take some time out of my morning and compile a list of really good classic tunes to help everyone get over the hump!   Some you might know but most you probably won’t.  No worry though, trust me when I say “It's Way Back Wednesday Ya'll!!!” and you will have a good ole’ time listening to these solid grooves!  There are over 100 songs so Kick Back, Relax and enjoy this “Way Back Wednesday”

P.S.

If you didn’t know, clicking the little grey box in the video player let’s you access the playlist so you can skip through if you want.

 

Taz

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A New Album From Orion!

Get your copy of Orion’s new album “Keep Going”.  It is a collection of high energy pop songs from a Japan perspective.

 

Enjoy!

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More Than Half of U.S. Children Under Age 2 Are Of Color

Preliminary 2010 census estimates show that, for the first time, more than half of the children under age 2 in the U.S. are minorities, part of a sweeping race change and a growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and fast-growing younger ethnic populations that could reshape government policies.

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Summer Time

A little something to BBQ, Drink, Tan, and Enjoy your "Summer Time" too. New Joint From Azian Black "Summer Time" get it at SoundCloud or BandCamp Check it out! Oh Yeah, The Download Is free! Our gift to say thanks for listening! Have a great summer!

Peace,

Taz (OnMugen/Azian Black)

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