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Tarte au Sucre: French sugar cake on a piece of cloth.

Tarte au Sucre (French Sugar Cake)

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting time 10 hours
Total Time 10 hours 55 minutes
Servings 8 pieces

Ingredients
  

For the dough:

  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2¼ tsp active dry yeast instant
  • ½ vanilla bean seeds scraped
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp honey
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup butter

For the sugar topping:

  • 1 tbsp heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • ¼ cup crème fraîche
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Make sure all ingredients are room temperature.
  • In a bowl, knead the flour, yeast, vanilla seeds, eggs, sugar, honey and salt for about 5 minutes until a smooth dough forms.
  • Add the butter and knead for another 10 minutes until it is completely incorporated and the dough pulls cleanly away from the sides of the bowl.
  • Place the dough in a floured bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let it rise in the refrigerator for 8 hours.
  • After the dough has risen, roll it out on a floured work surface until it reaches about 10 inches in diameter. Let it rise again for 2 hours.
  • Press dimples into the dough as you would with focaccia. Brush with heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar. Then spread crème fraîche into the dimples and dot the cake with small pats of butter.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes.