A cake made from a simple sponge cake dough (without butter). It can be eaten plain, with a fruit puree, a touch of jam… In Alsace (Eastern France), this type of cake is eaten in the form of « Lamala » (little lamb) during breakfast on Sunday Easter.
Ingredients for an 8-part cake or 2 Lamalas
- 5 eggs
- 5 tablespoons of hot water
- 150 g of fine sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 130 g of flour
- 20 g of cornstarch (Maïzena) or corn flour
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
To grease the mold: 1 tablespoon of butter or sunflower oil
For the decor: 1 tablespoon of icing sugar
Specific material:
- Electric mixer
- Springform pan with removable bottom (or 2 specific molds for Lamala).
Directions
Step 1:
Separate the egg yolks and egg whites.
Step 2:
Put the egg whites and the pinch of salt in a mixing bowl.
Using an electric mixer, whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Set aside.
Step 3:
In another mixing bowl, put the egg yolks, the sugar and hot water.
Whisk this mixture with the electric mixer until you get a smooth cream.
Step 4:
Pour this mixture over the egg whites. Mix by stirring all ingredients gently with a spatula; it is important not to whip the mixture to avoid « breaking » the whites. Continue until you have a homogeneous mousse; there should be no sign of whites. Set aside.
Step 5:
Mix the flour, the corn starch and baking powder together.
Pour over the mousse obtained in step 4. Mix by gently stirring all ingredients with a spatula.
Step 6:
Grease the mold, then pour in the dough.
Bake for 30 minutes at 180 ° C / 350 ° F.
Step 7:
After 30 minutes of baking, your cake is cooked and should be nicely browned. To check the cooking, prick the cake with the tip of a knife; it should come out dry.
Let the cake cool before removing it from the mold.
Sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.
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