Nonna's Cake

A community recipe by Anonymous

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

This recipe was what my grandmother's grandmother used to cook, so it's a sort of family tradition. Because of the amounts of fat, it's a cake that you can easily cook frequently without worrying.

Ingredients

Serves: 8.

Metric Cups

4 eggs
240 grams sugar
1 packet yeast
400 grams flour ('00' if you can find any)
olive oil (a glass)

4 eggs
8 ounces sugar
1 packet yeast
14 ounces flour ('00' if you can find any)
olive oil (a glass)

Method

Nonna's Cake is a community recipe submitted by Anonymous and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Pre-heat the oven to 200Â°.

In a bowl, sift the sugar with the eggs and beat well.

Add, a little at a time, all the other ingredients.

Pour in a buttered cake-tin and leave to bake for 40 min.

Pre-heat the oven to 200Â°.

In a bowl, sift the sugar with the eggs and beat well.

Add, a little at a time, all the other ingredients.

Pour in a buttered cake-tin and leave to bake for 40 min.

Additional Information

For a chocolate alternative, you can decide if to reduce the flour to 370 g and add 30 g of cocoa powder or add to the mixture 2 handfuls of chocolate drops.