Ingredients
HOT MILK
500 ml
WARM MELTED BUTTER
120 gr
EGGS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
4
VANILLA
1/2 pod
SUGAR
160 gr
00 FLOUR
115 gr
COLD WATER
1 tablespoon
LEMON (JUICE)
1/2
SALT
1 pinch
YOU ALSO NEED
ICING SUGAR
to taste
How to prepare the magic cake
Step 1
To prepare the magic cake, first melt the butter and let it cool. Then separate the egg whites from the yolks, then beat the latter with the sugar until you obtain a light and frothy mass 1.

Step 2
Pour the very cold water from the fridge and incorporate it with the whisks, flavour with the seeds of a vanilla pod, then pour in the lukewarm melted butter, mix well and add a pinch of salt. At that point, gradually add the sifted flour, mixing it continuously with the whisks to avoid lumps, and finish with the hot milk, pouring it in a thin stream while you continue to beat the mixture 2.

Step 3
Take care of the egg whites: work them with the electric whisks, which must be clean and dry, at maximum speed, pouring in the lemon juice in a thin stream, which will make them more stable 3. You should obtain whipped egg whites but not too much, still being soft and frothy.

Step 4
Gently incorporate the egg whites into the mixture set aside: in the end, you will obtain a rather liquid dough 4.

Step 5
Pour the dough into a 20 cm square baking dish, lined with baking paper on the bottom and sides 5: the frothy part of the egg whites will remain on the surface. At this point, you can bake the cake in a static oven preheated to 150 °C for 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Step 6
Once the necessary time has passed, do the toothpick test to make sure that the inside of the cake has hardened, then take it out of the oven 6 and let it cool completely before removing it from the mold.

Step 7
Once cold, transfer the magic cake to a tray or serving dish, sprinkle it with icing sugar 7 and cut it into squares.

Step 8
Enjoy the magic cake, savoring its delicacy and textures 8.