Fruit Cake I

Description

In Romanian: Prajitura cu fructe I

Ingredients

• 13 oz / 375 g confectioner's sugar
• 13 oz / 375 g butter
• 2 cups pastry flour
• 5 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1¾ lbs / 750 g seasonal fruits
• butter for greasing the pan
• confectioner's sugar

Directions

1. Cream the butter with the sugar, add the yolks one by one, mixing continuously, then vanilla, flour and finally, the whipped egg whites. butter a deep pan and fill with slightly less than half of the batter.
2. Bake at medium heat.
3. When almost done, remove from the oven and quickly place a layer of fruit (raspberries or strawberries, sour cherries or apricots).
4. Pour the rest of the batter to cover the fruits and bake again.
5. When done, invert onto a wooden cutting board, cover with a cloth and let cool.
6. Cut into rectangles or squares (not too big).
7. Sprinkle confectioner's sugar on top.