Ingredients:
For cake tin (20 cm)
1 lemon
200g flour
200g sugar
8 egg yolks
1/2 bag of baking powder
30 g wheat semolina
7 g starch flour
700 ml milk
4 egg whites
a pinch of salt
1 teaspoon instant coffee
30 grams of powdered sugar
2 tablespoons brandy
Roasting sugar (grilled)
Grease with butter and breadcrumbs and sprinkle on baking sheets
Preparation:
- Wash and dry the lemon. Grate the peel and squeeze out the juice of half a lemon. Beat the butter until fluffy and mix in 100 g sugar, 4 egg yolks, lemon juice and zest. Then add flour, baking powder, semolina, 30 g cornstarch and 200 ml milk and mix everything well.
Preheat oven to 200°C. - Grease the baking dish with butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Salt the egg whites, beat until stiff and mix into the dough. Pour the dough into a mold and bake for 45 minutes. Shake the cake onto a wire rack and let it stand for 12 hours or overnight.
- For the filling, bring 500 ml milk, instant coffee and 100 g sugar to the boil. Stir in 4 egg yolks and 40 g starch flour. Stir, cook for 1 minute, then let the mixture cool. Beat 300 g butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. Add the filling with the brandy.
- Cut the wreath crosswise twice. Spread with two thirds of the filling. Decorate the cake with the remaining cream.
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