Housewife’s Easter Cake ‘colomba’ — Authentic Italian Recipe

Housewife’s Easter Cake ‘colomba’ — Authentic Italian Recipe

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A recipe for Easter ‘dove’ cake, the gastronomic symbol of Easter. This is the traditional recipe with some advice on how to make it at home with no surprises!

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Cooking tools:

  • Kitchen scale
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Measuring cup
  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Stand mixer
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
  • Cake pan
  • Oven
  • Aluminum foil
  • Cooling rack
  • Serving platter

Ingredients

  • 250 grams of "00" flour
  • 450 grams of Manitoba flour
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 250 ml of milk, Tepid
  • 25 grams of brewer's yeast
  • 60 grams of honey
  • 220 grams of butter
  • 2 units of egg
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 3 bustine of vanillin
  • 150 grams of candied fruit, Orange
  • 150 grams of powdered sugar, For the icing
  • 3 units of egg whites, For the icing
  • 150 grams of almond flour, For the icing
  • 100 grams of almonds
  • sugar to taste
  • The zest of a lemon and an orange

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