Homemade Easter cake with dry yeast

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Wash the eggs. Break 5 eggs, separate 4 eggs from the whites. Leave the yolks, put the whites in the refrigerator. Beat the eggs and yolks thoroughly with a fork.

2. STEP 2

   

   Place the dough. Heat the milk (warm), mix 0.5 cup sugar and 1 cup flour. Leave for 30 minutes. in a warm place until the dough rises.

3. STEP 3

   

   Melt all the butter or margarine. Maybe 50/50.

4. STEP 4

   

   Mix everything, add salt, vanilla sugar, remaining sugar. Now add the rest of the flour and mix thoroughly for about 5 minutes until smooth.

5. STEP 5

   

   The dough should stick and flow smoothly from your hand, a little thicker than when cooled. If liquid, add another glass of flour. Leave for 40-60 minutes. in a warm place until it doubles in size.

6. STEP 6

   

   After the first rise of the dough, add raisins, orange zest and juice and knead again to the initial state.

7. STEP 7

   

   Leave for another 40-50 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   When the dough has risen a second time, fill out the molds. Bake at 250 gr. 20-30 min. Check readiness with a wooden stick.

9. STEP 9

   

   Beat the whites with sugar until the peaks stand and do not flow when you lift the whisk, add lemon juice. Spread on cooled cakes.

10. STEP 10

    

    You can decorate with sprinkles, but they are already very tasty!