Berlingozzo [Carnival sponge cake]

Ingredients

Berlingozzo [Carnival sponge cake] gr 100 butter
gr 400 plain flour
2 whole eggs + 2 egg yolks
gr 200 sugar
grated zest of 1 lemon
ml 100 unskimmed milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
salt

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Grease and sprinkle with flour a 20 cm ring-shaped baking tin (use 20 gr butter + 20 gr flour). In a bowl, vigorously mix the remaining flour and butter, eggs and yolks, sugar, lemon zest, milk, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Pour into the tin and bake for 40 minutes.


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