Name: Armenian Perok Cake
Prep time: PT0HM
Cook time: PT0HM
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 16 tablespoons butter; 1 cup sugar; 1 egg; 2 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup sour cream; 3 cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; .5 teaspoons salt; fruit jam

Instructions

Cake batter

Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy
Mix in egg, egg yolks, vanilla and sour cream until combined
Sift in flour, baking powder and salt

Assembly

Grease a 9" square or round cake pan
Pour all except about 1/2 cup of batter into pan
Spread fruit topping of your choice on top of cake
Mix about 2 tablespoons of flour into remaining batter for the lattice top
Roll dough into a thin sheet and use a rolling cutter to make strips
Lay strips on top of cake in whatever pattern you like
Optionally, brush top with egg wash

Bake

Bake at 350ºF for 50 minutes
Allow cake to completely cool before removing from pan - about 45 minutes

Armenian Perok Cake

Ingredients

Instructions

Cake batter

Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy

Mix in egg, egg yolks, vanilla and sour cream until combined

Sift in flour, baking powder and salt

Assembly

Grease a 9" square or round cake pan

Pour all except about 1/2 cup of batter into pan

Spread fruit topping of your choice on top of cake

Mix about 2 tablespoons of flour into remaining batter for the lattice top

Roll dough into a thin sheet and use a rolling cutter to make strips

Lay strips on top of cake in whatever pattern you like

Optionally, brush top with egg wash

Bake

Bake at 350ºF for 50 minutes

Allow cake to completely cool before removing from pan - about 45 minutes