Colomba Cake - Italian Easter Cake
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Colomba Cake - Italian Easter Cake

NUTRITION · PER SERVING65M COOK
CAL 18%·PRO 13%
CARBS 56G61% OF CAL
2G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC26G OTHER29G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 13G32% OF CAL
7G SAT7G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A simplified Italian Easter cake made without yeast, combining citrus zest, dried fruit, and chocolate chips. This easy, festive dessert captures the spirit of the traditional colomba di pasqua.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 10
  • 2 ½ cups self raising flour (300 g / 10.5 oz, sub all purpose flour and 1 1/2 tsp baking powder)
  • ¾ cup caster sugar / superfine sugar (180 g / 6.3 oz)
  • 3 eggs (yolks and whites separated)
  • ½ cup milk (125 ml / 4.2 fl oz)
  • 100 g butter (softened or room temperature, sub with 100 ml vegetable oil)
  • 1 tsp almond extract (sub amaretto extract or marsala / port for a spiced note)
  • 1 orange zest
  • 1 lemon zest
  • ⅓ cup candied lemon and orange peel
  • ⅓ cup sultanas (sub raisins or currants)
  • ⅓ cup chocolate chips
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar (plus extra for dusting)
  • ¾ tbsp water
  • ¼ cup almonds (whole or slivered)
  • 2 tbsp pearl sugar (optional - if you can source it or make it)
PREP
15M
SODIUM
478MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.