Torta Mia ("My Cake")

Name: Torta Mia ("My Cake")
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 7-10 Tbsp Grease; 1/2 Vanilla pod; 1/8 l Milk; 4 Eggs (Gr. M); 75 g + 75 g sugar; 200 g Flour; 1 heaped Tsp baking powder; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Icing sugar

AUTHOR
Reed Chan

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

Ingredients

Servings: 1

7-10 Tbsp Grease
1/2 Vanilla pod
1/8 l Milk
4 Eggs (Gr. M)
75 g + 75 g sugar
200 g Flour
1 heaped Tsp baking powder
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Icing sugar

Directions

1
Grease only the bottom of a springform pan (26 cm Ø). ##Score the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the pith. Warm the milk lukewarm. Separate ##eggs##. Whisk egg yolk and 75 g sugar with the whisk of the hand mixer for about 5 minutes until light creamy.
2
Stir in the vanilla pulp.
3
Pour in the milk. Sift flour, baking powder and 1 pinch of salt onto the egg mixture and stir in briefly. Beat the egg whites until stiff, adding 75 g sugar. Fold in the beaten egg white.
4
Spread the mixture into the mould. Bake in the preheated oven (electric oven: 175°C/circulating air: 150°C/gas: level 2) for about 50 minutes. Let the cake cool in the mould for approx. 10 minutes, then remove from the mould and let it cool down completely.
5
Dust the cake with icing sugar. If desired, decorate with sugared rose petals and candied violets.