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Nonna's Cake Recipe

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  • Servings: 8-10
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 90m
    • The following recipe serves 8-10 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 450 grams self-rising flour
  • 2 eggs, beaten with a fork
  • 120 grams butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 40 ml liqueur (anisette essence or Sambuca liqueur)
  • 2 lemons, zest of
  • 40 ml milk (to bind)
  • FOR YELLOW CUSTARD
  • 750 ml milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 80 grams custard powder
  • FOR CHOCOLATE CUSTARD
  • 750 ml milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 80 grams custard powder
  • 50 grams cocoa powder
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: To make the pastry sift flour, make a well in the centre and add sugar, lemon rind, egg, anisette and the melted butter.

  • Step 2: Gradually mix, slowly adding the milk to get a soft, pliable dough.

  • Step 3: Cover and rest for one hour in the fridge.

  • Step 4: Make the yellow custard by placing all ingredients in a saucepan, mixing together until smooth and then place on the heat and stir continuously until it thickens, about 10 to 15 minutes.

  • Step 5: Take off the heat and cool for 5 to 10 minutes and then make the chocolate custard the same way.

  • Step 6: Grease and line a 23cm spring form baking dish.

  • Step 7: Roll out the pastry to fit the baking dish, about 1/2cm to 1cm thickness.

  • Step 8: Add the yellow custard and then the chocolate custard.

  • Step 9: Bake for 40 to 60 minutes at 160C-170C.

  • Step 10: Cool the cake completely before removing from the tin.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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