Once you make it, you'll crave it. I promise.
Ingredients
2 eggs
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
The zest of one lemon
Salt - a pinch
1/3 cup of dry Marsala wine (I have substituted with a dry tawny port)
1/3 cup of whole milk
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil - for the batter
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil - for the cake pan
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
11/2 cups all purpose flour
A tube baking pan. I am posting this particular picture because I have no idea where my tube pan is (in a box somewhere) so I made one. This is a round baking pan with a biscuit cutter. When I poured the batter into the pan I put a glass canister full of sugar on top on top of the tube to hold it in place and tight to the surface of the cake pan. As you can see, no batter seeped through in baking and the cutter slipped out easily. Remember to oil the biscuit cutter too!
Technique
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
Beat the eggs with all of the sugar - you want it foamy and pale
To the eggs and sugar add the lemon zest, salt, wine, and the 3/4 cup of EVOO
Mix thoroughly
Mix the baking powder with the flour
Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix thoroughly - you really don't want lumps so it needs a good mix
Smear the pan with the tablespoon of olive oil
Pour the batter into the pan
Bake for 30 - 40 minutes. You are looking for nicely browned and a clean toothpick when testing the middle.
Let it come to room temperature, then remove it from the pan.
My Limoncello Glaze
Pour1/4 cup fresh lemon juice ( no bottle, don't bother) and 1/4 cup of Limoncello into a small saucepan
Add a teaspoon of sugar and one pat of butter
Whisk over medium heat until well blended
Brush all over the cake and let it sit for a few minutes
Serve and enjoy
I made this dish because a friend's wife was from Pisciotta and this recipe came up. I followed the recipe to a T. Was a bit overdone at 30 minutes. I found other recipes at 375 degrees vs 400. Also one section did stick. I think some more heavy duty greasing than olive oil is called for. Otherwise very tasty, can pair by itself with good coffee, I'm going to try it again with mascarpone & berries on top.
ReplyDeleteThis is a copy of recipe from Marcella Hazan! Yes, I too believe 400 is too high. Mine was overbake. The actual recipe says 50 minutes. I did 40 and it is very brown. Hope it is nice and soft on the inside.
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