Sorrel Cake
This showy cake emerges from the oven a bright green color. Complemented by the berry filling and sorrel frosting, this stunner beautifully centers any dinner party table. The cake has a moist crumb a...
Find Hollis's companion recipes for sorrel crackers and cake, and her list of words for sorrel used in Alaska.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1–2 cups packed sorrel leaves and stems
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup butter, at room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- Pinch of salt
Preparation
In a blender, combine milk, vanilla, salt, and sorrel, and blend until smooth.
In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
Add sugar, one-half cup at a time, alternating with sorrel mixture, until all ingredients are combined.
First published in Edible Alaska's spring 2020 issue.
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Щabeлb – Russian word for sorrel
tl’aak’wách’– Tlingit word for sourdock
quagaq, quagak, quagat – Iñupiaq word for sourdock
quagciq / kangagatutu’li / angu’kuk / akkakuk – Yup’ik words for so...
