Italian Christmas cake
Description
Tasty baked goods for the whole family. With New Year's and Christmas holidays ahead, it's the perfect time to try not only familiar cuisine, but also, for example, Italian. The suggested recipe is simple, and I'm sure you'll like the result. Watch the step‑by‑step recipe and cook for a festive mood. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Melt the butter in a sauté pan.
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Step 3
Pour warm milk and lightly beaten yolks into the sauté pan.
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Step 4
In the mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, yeast, 100 grams of sugar, salt.
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Step 5
Add nutmeg and orange zest to the flour mixture.
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Step 6
Pour the egg‑milk mixture into the dry mixture.
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Step 7
Knead the dough, cover it with plastic film, place it in a warm spot for at least 1.5 hours. The dough should increase in volume by about 2 times.
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Step 8
Grate the chocolate and place it in a cold place.
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Step 9
After a 1.5‑hour proofing of the dough, incorporate the chocolate; to do this, stretch the dough and sprinkle it with chocolate crumbs, trying to minimize hand contact.
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Step 10
Roll the dough into a ball.
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Step 11
Prepare a baking pan, I have a removable ring with a diameter of 20 cm. The bottom and side walls are lined with parchment paper. To secure the paper on the side of the pan, butter it. Place the dough in the pan. Let it proof for 1 hour.
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Step 12
After the proofing, spread the top of the cake with heavy cream. Bake for 20 minutes at 200 °C.
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Step 13
After 20 minutes, cover the top of the cake with foil or water‑moistened parchment, reduce the temperature to 160 °C and bake for another 30 minutes. Test for doneness with a wooden skewer; it should be dry.
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Step 14
Let the finished cake cool completely.
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Step 15
While the cake is cooling, toast the nuts in a dry skillet.
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Step 16
Chop the nuts, but not too finely.
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Step 17
Whisk 2 yolks into a soft foam, add sugar ground into powdered sugar, pour in 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, and whisk with the powdered sugar for 5 minutes.
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Step 18
Pour the cooled cake with sugar glaze, sprinkle nuts on top, and if desired, you can dust it with ready-made sugar sprinkles.
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Step 19
Let the glaze fully set before serving. The result is a festive, beautiful cake - Panettone.
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Step 20
The cake turned out with a pleasant chocolate flavor and a light citrus hint, not sweet at all. I wholeheartedly recommend making it!