Citrus Fruit Cake - a quick (pound cake) dessert that is delicious and serves well with a warm drink

Quatre - Quarts aux agrumes

This famous french dessert is perfect for the upcoming colder seasons ahead.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 35-40 minutes
Serves: 6-8 


Ingredients:

4 eggs
1 and 1/4 cups of fine sugar
2 cups of all purpose flour
a pinch of salt
finely grated zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange
1 tsp of baking powder
1 cup of butter, melted and cool


Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350F and butter and flour a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan. Seperate the eggs. In a bowl beat the egg whites to stiff peaks with half of the sugar. In another bowl, beat the egg yolks and the other half of the sugar until thick and pale in color.
In a separate bow, mix the flour, salt, zest, and baking powder together.
Fold the flour mixture into the egg yolk mixture, then pour in the melted and cooled butter, stirring gently until the butter is just incorporated into the mix. Finally, carefully fold in the egg whites.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, then bake for 30-40 minutes or until the point of a knife comes out clean when inserted in the center.

The cake is best eaten the same day, but it will keep in an airtight container for a day or two.