Easter Colomba Cake
- water
- 1 2/3 tablespoons yeast
- 1 7/8 cups bread flour
- 2 3/8 cups all purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 7 tablespoons butter
- lemon zest
- orange zest
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon anise liqueur
- salt
- 6 2/3 tablespoons chocolate chips
- 1 3/4 ounces candied orange peel
- powdered sugar
- sliced almonds
- In a bowl, dissolve the yeast in 150 grams of water with 50 grams of each flour. Mix well. Cover the bowl with a damp towel and place in a warm place for 30 minutes.
- Add the flour (setting aside 50 grams of all-purpose flour) to a stand mixer bowl together with the eggs, butter, the zest from 1 lemon and 1 orange, 150 grams of sugar, liqueur, and a pinch of salt. Mix well.
- Add the yeast mixture and knead the dough for at least 10 minutes using the hook attachment.
- Let the dough rise until it doubles in size.
- Punch down the dough, add the chocolate chips and candied orange and knead again.
- Place the dough inside two colomba cake molds.
- Let the dough rise again until it doubles in size.
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
- In another bowl, add the remaining sugar and flour, adding enough water until it is creamy.
- Spread the icing over the cakes, sprinkle with granulated sugar, powdered sugar, and almonds.
- Bake for approximately 35 to 40 minutes. If the icing begins to brown too much, cover with a piece of aluminum foil.
water, yeast, bread flour, flour, egg, egg yolks, butter, lemon zest, orange zest, sugar, anise liqueur, salt, chocolate chips, powdered sugar, almonds
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Easter-Colomba-Cake-518404 (may not work)