Italian Summer Country Cake
Serves 10
15 mins prep
30 mins cook
45 mins total
A plain and simple authentic Italian-style country cake to serve with strawberries or other summer fruit.
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To serve
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Preheat oven to 425 (220 C) degrees. Butter and flour an 8 or 10-inch tube or fluted cake pan.
Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
Pour the milk in a large measuring cup and stir in the butter, vanilla and lemon zest.
Beat the eggs with an electric mixer, gradually adding the sugar until thickened and pale.
Stir in the flour mixture into the eggs in 2 additions, alternating with the milk mixture, just until the batter comes together.
Scrape the batter into the pan. Bake 15 minutes, then lower the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for another 15 minutes, or until the cake feels springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Cool 5 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a rack and cool completely.
To Serve
Gently combine berries and fruit in a bowl with a teaspoon or two of sugar.
To serve the cake, dust with powdered sugar. Pour the fruit mixture into the center of the cake and all around the cake plate. Serve slices with some fruit on the side.
