Fresh Persimmon Cake Recipe

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Ingredients (23)

  • For the Cake:
  • Baking spray
  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons (4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 vanilla bean pod, seeds scraped out
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup milk, at room temperature
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  • For the Icing:
  • 3/4 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
  • 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 vanilla bean pod, seeds scraped out
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
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  • For the Persimmons:
  • 2 ripe but firm fuyu persimmons
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

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