Italian Christmas Cake
Italian Christmas cake is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the Christmas cakes category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 1 cube fresh yeast (42 g)
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 150 ml lukewarm milk
- 400 g flour
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 pinch salt
- 150 g soft butter
- butter (for the pan)
- flour (for the pan)
- 150 g dried fruits (e.g. raisins, dates, figs, lemon zest, orange zest)
- 50 g chopped almonds
- powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
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1.
Crumble the yeast into a bowl, stir in the sugar and a little milk until smooth, let rest for 10 minutes. Add the remaining milk, flour, egg yolks, salt and butter, knead into a smooth dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.
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2.
Line a springform pan with a wide strip of foil to create a higher rim. Grease the pan and foil thoroughly and dust with flour.
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3.
Dice the dried fruits and mix them with almonds into the dough. Pour the dough into the pan and cover, letting it rise again for about 30 minutes.
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4.
Preheat the oven to 200°C fan. Bake the cake on the lowest rack for about 45 minutes. Let cool for ~20 minutes, then carefully remove from the pan and let cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
