Easter Cake

A typical recipe for the traditional Easter cake from Italy.
Ingredients
12
Servings
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 2/3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lime zest
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest
  • 1 cup cow's milk
  • 7 packages active yeast
  • 7 cups flour
  • 1 egg, with 1/2 cup of water for decoration
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice , for the frosting
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, for the frosting
Preparation
2h
0 mins
Medium
  • In a large deep bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, orange zest, and lemon juice for 5 minutes or until well combined.
  • In another deep bowl, combine the yeast with olive oil and milk and mix until combined, then add to the egg mixture.
  • Add 6 cups of flour gradually, incorporating each cup before adding the next. The dough should be soft but not sticky.
  • Knead the dough on a clean surface with a handful of flour to prevent it from sticking to the surface.
  • Place the ball of dough in a deep greased bowl with olive oil, cover with a damp towel, and let it rise for 90 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius and prepare 2 cylindrical baking pans with vegetable spray; if you don't have this, you can use 2 traditional bread baking pans.
  • Place the dough in the baking pan and brush the top of the bread with the egg and water mixture.
  • Bake the bread for 15-25 minutes until golden.
  • While baking, in a deep bowl combine lemon juice with powdered sugar.
  • Remove the breads from the oven, let them cool, and decorate with lemon frosting.

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