Schiacciata alla fiorentina
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Schiacciata alla fiorentina is an orange-flavored cake that is emblematic of the carnival and mardi gras period in Florence.
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 2½ cups flour , sifted
- ¾ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup whole milk , at room temperature
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 eggs , at room temperature
- 1 large organic orange + zest , at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon baking powder , sieved
- 1 vanilla bean , cut lengthwise and seeds scraped
For the decoration
- 3 tablespoons icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
For the bottom of the mold
- 2 tablespoons butter , soft
- 1 tablespoon flour , sifted
Instructions
- Whisk eggs, sugar and vanilla seeds for 5 minutes using your mixer.
- Add orange zest and olive oil, and continue beating, at low speed.
- Add the orange juice and beat for one minute.
- Add the milk, and beat for another minute.
- Mix the baking powder and flour, and gradually incorporate them with a spatula, adding one spoon at a time and making sure they are entirely absorbed before adding the next spoon.
- Preheat convection oven to 350F/180C.
- Dust butter and flour the bottom and all the sides of a 10x8 inch pan. Pour the batter.
- Bake for about 30 to 45 minutes. After 30 minutes, check if the cake is baked by inserting a toothpick.
- Unmold and let the cake cool on a wire rack.
- Sprinkle icing sugar over the entire surface. Create a fleur-de-lis stencil, put it on the cake and sprinkle cocoa powder.
- Gently lift the stencil so that no cocoa powder spills onto the icing sugar.
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