How To Make Traditional Maltese Carnival Cake - 'Prinjolata'

whipped cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: coconut cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate chips

Dark chocolate has less sugar and more antioxidants

maraschino cherries

🥗Healthier: fresh cherries

💰Cheaper: canned cherries

Fresh cherries are lower in sugar and more nutritious

Beat eggs and sugar together.

Add in lemon zest and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.

Bake for 8 minutes at 180 degrees. If it is still raw, cook for another 10 minutes.

Break the sponge cake into a mixing bowl.

Add 2 tsp of whiskey.

Chop glace cherries and add to the sponge mixture.

Add in chocolate chips and mix.

Set the mixture aside and roast the pine nuts for a few minutes.

Crush the pine nuts and add to the sponge mixture.

In a separate bowl, mix softened butter and icing sugar.

Add the butter mixture to the sponge mixture.

Add 1 tsp of whiskey to bring the mixture together.

On a plate, with the mixture, start forming a dome with your hands.

Cover in foil and refrigerate for an hour and a half.

In a mixing bowl, beat the whipping cream.

Cover the cake in whipping cream.

Decorate the cake with glace cherries and almonds.

Melt the chocolate.

Drizzle the chocolate all over the cake.

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