A simple cake made from a mold for Easter. Lemon flavor and rich interior

The unusual shape of the babka may confuse guests who are looking for a round cake with a characteristic hole in the middle. However, this does not mean that there will be no traditional baking on your table. It will be there, but baked in a rectangular form.

Shape is one of the most important features that distinguishes a cake from a fruitcake. Both cakes are based on the same ingredients – flour, eggs, butter and sugar. The fruitcake most often served at Christmas is additionally filled with dried fruits and nuts Easter cake delights with its lemon flavor.

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Sand babkas baked in ovens are naturally dry and crumbly. It is worth drinking them with tea or another drink. This lemon cake is completely different. It is moist and fluffy thanks to the addition of yeast. Here’s what you need to prepare it:

• wheat flour – 200 g,
• large eggs – 5 pieces,
• butter – 1 cube,
• powdered sugar – 200 g,
• yeast – 20 g,
• milk – 5 tablespoons,
• lemon jelly – 1 package,
• raisins – 200 g,
• shelled walnuts – 50 g,
• candied orange peel – 50 g.

How to prepare a lemon cake from a cake tin for Easter?

1. Grind the yolks with sugar, add flour and jelly. Mix everything thoroughly.
2. Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm milk and leave to ferment a bit. Then add them to the dough and mix.
3. Time for dried fruit. Add previously soaked raisins, chopped nuts and orange peel to the dough.
4. Beat the egg whites with a little sugar until stiff and add them to the dough in batches, stirring constantly.
5. Pour the dough into a cake tin greased and sprinkled with breadcrumbs or semolina. Bake in an oven preheated to 160 degrees Celsius for about 30 minutes. Before taking it out, be sure to check with a stick whether the cake is ready. If necessary, extend the baking time.

You can serve the prepared cake on the Easter table by sprinkling it with powdered sugar. It is an excellent alternative to the traditional sand cake.

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