Paradise cake without butter: soft and tasty

Paradise cake without butter: soft and tasty
  • Preparation time 15 Min.
  • Cooking time 45 Min.
  • Difficulty Difficult
  • Portions 8
  • Calories per Serving 260
  • Type of plate Sweet

Paradise cake is a light and fluffy cake , typical of Italian pastries, loved for its delicacy and simple but refined taste. Prepared with eggs, butter, sugar and flour, this cake is distinguished by its soft and airy texture , which really looks like a "heaven" at the first bite. Originating in Lombardy, it is perfect for any occasion: from a special breakfast to a mouth-watering snack, but also as a base for other preparations, such as stuffed cakes or desserts with cream.

In this recipe we offer you a version without butter-a way to make it fluffier and lighter, and suitable for all people with lactose intolerance.

Ingredients

Equipment
Electric whisk
Bowl
Cake spatula
Cake mold


Ingredients
4 Eggs
200g Sugar
120ml extra virgin olive oil
100g Potato starch
200g 00 Flour
120ml warm water
1 sachet of baking powder

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Instructions

1. Crack the eggs into a bowl and divide the yolks and whites. Beat the egg whites with electric whips and add half the sugar.

2. Beat the egg yolks with electric whips and add the other half of the sugar. Pour the extra virgin oil into the yolks, continuing to whisk.

3. Add the hot water flush into the egg yolks, always continuing to whisk.

4. Mix the flour and starch, and combine them with the egg yolks after sifting them together with the baking powder. Add the beaten egg whites and incorporate them into the mixture, stirring from the bottom up with a spatula.

5. Pour the dough into a well-oiled and floured 24-cm mold. Bake in a static oven preheated to 180°C (350°F) for about 45 minutes.

6. Allow the cake to cool and dust it with powdered sugar.

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