Sponge Cake with Pear Marmalade: Ciambella Pugliese

Name: Sponge Cake with Pear Marmalade: Ciambella Pugliese
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 8 servings Butter, for tins; 591 milliliters cake flour, plus more for tins; 3 eggs; 315 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest; 5 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 907 grams pears, peeled, cored, and cut into small pieces; 8 servings Powdered sugar, for garnish; 1 teaspoons sea salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters whole milk

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Sponge Cake with Pear Marmalade: Ciambell A mixture of granulated sugar, sugar, cake flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 4 hours.

Instructions

Butter and flour 2 (8-inch) round cake tins. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

In a medium bowl, add salt, baking powder and flour. Stir with a fork to mix well.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

In a mixing bowl, beat the oil and sugar together, then add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.

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Sugar

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Mixing Bowl

Put the dry ingredients in a sifter and sift about 1/3 into the egg mixture. Fold in the flour and zest, then add about 1/3 of the milk. Continue with the remaining third of flour and milk until all the ingredients have been incorporated and blended together.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

Egg

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Sifter

Pour the batter into prepared cake tins, place in the preheated oven, and bake for 25 minutes, or until cakes are set, pull away from the sides of the pan, and spring back when pressed lightly in the center with a finger.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Remove cakes from the oven, and turn the cakes out, onto cooling racks. When cool, spread marmalade or jam between the layers and press layers together.

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Marmalade

Spread

Jam

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Sprinkle top of cake with powdered sugar.

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Powdered Sugar

In a large bowl, mix fruit and sugar together thoroughly, cover with a kitchen towel, and set aside for at least 3 hours to let the juices start to run.

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Fruit

Sugar

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Bowl

Transfer to a large nonreactive saucepan and cook over moderate to medium-low heat until pears are heated through, about 10 minutes stirring with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking.

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Pear