Ciambella is a cake made with a few ingredients, shaped like a giant donut.
This recipe features almonds and chocolate as well as vanilla.
In Italy this dessert is made as a gift for guests, and it’s served with coffee.
The ingredients to prepare this recipe are:
350 gr. Flour
100 gr. Almond Flour
4 Medium Sized Eggs
100 gr. Milk
1 Vanilla Bean
200 gr. Butter
220 gr. Sugar (100 white sugar, 120 brown Sugar)
2 tbsp Chocolate Chips
10 gr. Baking Powder
30 gr Grated Orange Peel
Equipment Needed:
Donut Cake Mold
To prepare this dessert:
Start by checking on the ingredients temperature, all of our ingredients need to be at room temperature.
1.- Mix the butter with the white sugar.
2.- Mix until the resulting mixture is smooth, then add the milk and the almond flour.
3.- Now can add the baking powder.
4.- Continue to stir, while adding half of the chocolate chips.
5.- Now it’s time to add the eggs.
Add one egg at the time, carefully mixing until the egg is absorbed before adding the next one.
6.- Add the flour, a bit at the time and the dough will start to knead.
7.- Once you are done mixing the cake dough, add the remaining cholate chips and the brown sugar.
8.- Half teaspoon of salt is recommended as it will help you get a softer cake.
9.- To add the vanilla, we need to cut it in half, and then scrape the vanilla seeds in the dough using a knife.
10.- Also add the grated orange peel to enhance the flavor.
11.- Spread some butter in the cake mold, pour the cake dough in it, and let it set for a minute to get a even surface, then cook in preheated oven at 160°C for 40 minutes.
Use a toothpick and stick it into the cake to check if the cake is cooked well, as the dough should not stick to it.
12.- Allow the Ciambella to cool down before taking it off the cake mold to prevent the Ciambella from breaking.
13.- Serve this dessert cold, sliced with coffee and chocolate, and garnish with powdered sugar.
50 gr. Of the flour can be switched with cocoa powder to get a chocolate Ciambella.
Also add more chocolate chips if you prepare the chocolate variation.
Video recipe: Italian Ciambella Cake
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