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Mascarpone fondant with two lemons

A melt-in-the-mouth mascarpone cake, very easy to make, with a delicious taste of lime and yellow lemon.

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Last modified on: January 28^th 2024

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 6 eggs
2 300 ml milk
3 120 g caster sugar
4 500 g Mascarpone
5 100 g flour
6 1 lemon
7 2 limes
Total weight: 1,670 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
14 min.	40 min.	54 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).

Pour 6 eggs, 300 ml milk and 120 g caster sugar into the bowl of a mixer.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Add 500 g Mascarpone, 100 g flour, and the juice and zest of 1 lemon and 2 limes.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Whisk for 2 or 3 minutes until smooth.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Pour into the non-stick mould of your choice (in this case, a 24 cm or 9.5 inch diameter springform tin).

Stage 5 - 40 min.

Bake at 180°C (360°F) for 40 minutes.

Allow to cool before serving.

Remarks

Feel free to increase the volume of lemon juice, 2 limes for example, if you want a stronger taste.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,696 Kcal or 15,474 Kj	89 gr	261 gr	255 gr
185 %	34 %	25 %	39 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
221 Kcal or 925 Kj	5 gr	16 gr	15 gr
11 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
924 Kcal or 3,869 Kj	22 gr	65 gr	64 gr
46 %	9 %	6 %	10 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 6.41 $
Per person : 1.60 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Mascarpone: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tiramisu, Brussels sprouts à la Lombarde, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, ... All
	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Artichoke Soup, Potato gratin, Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Pears in red wine with blackcurrant , Galette Charentaise, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Almond dacquoise, ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grated potato cakes, Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, Ciabatta, Gâteau Basque , Foie gras fingers, ... All

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