CIAMBELLONE
CIAMBELLONE
CIAMBELLONE

Ingredients
  • 200g/7oz butter
  • softened
  • plus extra for greasing
  • 300g/10½oz sugar
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • separated
  • 300g/10½oz plain flour
  • 100g/3½oz potato flour or cornflour
  • 1 lemon
  • zest only
  • 4-6 tbsp milk
  • 1 sachet pane di angeli
  • or use 1 tsp baking powder mixed with 2 to 3 drops vanilla essence
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. Lightly grease a baking ring mould.
  • Cream together the butter and sugar in a bowl until the mixture is pale and creamy.
  • Stir in the egg yolks
  • plain flour
  • potato flour or cornflour and lemon zest together with four tablespoons of milk. Stir in 1-2 more tablespoons of milk if the mixture is very thick. It should be creamy
  • light and stand in soft peaks in the bowl.
  • Stir in the pane di angeli
  • or the baking powder and vanilla essence mix.
  • Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form. Then fold the egg whites into the mixture.
  • Pour the mixture into the greased baking ring mould and bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown and springy to the touch. Serve.