An authentic Italian recipe from our kitchen to yours.
Buon
Appetito!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup cake flour
- 6 ounces white chocolate
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1/2 cup limoncello
- Zest of 2 lemons
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Directions
1.
Preheat
oven
to
350
degrees.
Line
a
spring
form
or
cake
pan
with
parchment
paper,
spray
it
with
nonstick
cooking
spray
or
lightly
butter
and
flour
the
pan
to
prevent
sticking.
2.
Break
the
white
chocolate
into
chunks
and
add
them
to a
food
processor
along
with
both
of
the
flours,
salt,
sugar
and
lemon
zest.
Pulse
the
ingredients
until
the
chocolate
is
chopped
into
fine
pieces
and
is
evenly
distributed
throughout
the
mixture.
3.
Add
the
baking
soda
and
baking
powder
to
the
mixture
in
the
food
processor
and
pulse
another
2 -
3
times.
4.
Transfer
the
mix
to a
large
mixing
bowl
(or
the
bowl
of
an
electric
mixer).
5.
To
the
bowl,
add
the
eggs,
olive
oil,
lemon
juice,
limoncello
and
vanilla.
If
mixing
by
hand,
use
a
whisk
to
mix
the
ingredients
thoroughly
into
a
smooth
batter.
If
mixing
electrically,
mix
on
medium
speed
until
all
ingredients
are
incorporated
and
a
smooth
batter
is
formed.
6.
Pour
the
batter
into
the
pan,
and
then
place
the
pan
into
the
oven
on
the
middle
rack.
Bake
for
45 -
55
minutes
or
until
the
cake
is
golden
brown
and
a
toothpick
inserted
into
the
center
of
the
cake
comes
out
clean.
7.
When
it
is
finished
baking,
remove
the
cake
from
the
oven
and
let
it
cool
for
at
least
30
minutes
prior
to
serving.
Dust
the
top
of
the
cake
with
powdered
sugar
for
decoration
if
desired.