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Viennese cake base

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 200 g sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 200 g flour, ( 405 )
  • 50 g cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 lemon(s) (the zest of an unpeeled one)
  • 80 g butter

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

the classic cake base

Beat eggs and sugar until frothy. The mixture should be well-conceived. Sift flour, cornstarch, and baking powder. Sprinkle over lemon zest. Carefully mix in the flour with a wooden spoon (preferably with a hole). Carefully fold in the piping-hot butter. Pour into a paper-lined springform pan. Bake at approximately 160°C for 30-40 minutes, depending on your oven. After baking, turn the base and springform pan out onto a wire rack and let cool.

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Written by John Myers

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