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German Easter lamb cake

A sweet Easter lamb cake is an ideal pastry for Easter. Especially at the Easter brunch it should not be missing. According to this simple recipe, you can quickly make a moist and very tasty German Easter lamb cake from sponge. Sprinkled with powdered sugar, it will cause admiration on your Easter table – both in taste and appearance.
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 15

Equipment

  • 3 l large Easter lamb cake baking dish

Ingredients

  • 450 g butter (room temperature)
  • 390 g sugar
  • 9 eggs
  • 100 g corn starch
  • zest of 1 organic lemon
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 17 g baking powder
  • approx. 440 g flour
  • butter to grease the baking pan
  • flour for dusting the baking pan

for dusting

  • powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Beat soft butter, sugar, lemon zest and salt until creamy white mass.
  • Add eggs one by one, beating each time until homogeneous.
  • Mix flour, cornstarch and baking powder and add to the butter-sugar-egg mixture. It is best to use a little less flour at first and add more as needed while mixing. The dough should be very thick, but not firm and not runny. (For this, also note the tips and tricks for baking Easter lamb cake at the top of the post).
  • Grease the Easter lamb cake baking pan with butter, then dust it with flour, tapping off the excess flour as you go, and pour the batter into the pan. Bake the Easter lamb cake in a preheated oven at 180 °C on the second rack from the bottom for about 1 hour. Let the cake cool in the from, then carefully take it out and dust with powdered sugar.

Notes

  • Cornstarch provides more airiness in the dough, but can also be replaced by the same amount of flour.
  • Use a little less flour at first and add more as needed to give the dough the right consistency. It should be very thick, but not runny and not solid.
  • Be sure to thoroughly grease and flour the baking pan so that the Easter lamb cake can be easily removed after baking.
  • To check if the sweet German Easter lamb cake is done baking, do a chopstick test.
  • Note the detailed tips and tricks for Easter lamb cake baking at the top of the post.