Old Fashioned Italian Wedding Cake

The swiss meringue is equally as elegant as the italian version but a little less exacting.

Old fashioned italian wedding cake. 5 egg whites beat until stiff peaks. Add 6 tbs sugar 1tbs at a time beating until mixture stands in soft peaks. Beat egg whites until foamy.

You can also use cake flour. 2 cups of sifted all purpose flour i like to use farino tipo 00 an italian flour note. The cake is often referred to as an italian wedding cake although it is more southern than italian.

Scale 1x 2x 3x ingredients cake batter. Beat until light and fluffy. 1 2 cup of olive oil.

Short of buying a commercial bakery mix from a restaurant supplier this recipe is the closest i have ever gotten to the cakes i was trying to recreate. Sift together flour bp and salt twice. Cream shortening add 1 2 3 cup sugar cream until light and fluffy add vanilla and almond extract.

Cenci can be dressed up for any holiday at easter i sprinkle yellow pink and lavender jelly beans over them and for christmas red and green candy sprinkles give the cenci a festive look. 1 stick of butter unsalted 113g. The cake is frosted with cream cheese frosting.

I prefer the version with almond extract but feel free to leave it out if you would like. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. It s also sometimes called italian wedding cake or hummingbird cake in case someone gives you the side eye when you talk about how amazing you are at making italian cream cakes.