Lemon delights ( delizie al limone ) – Italian recipe « Recipe TV

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Lemon delights ( delizie al limone ) - Italian recipe The lemon delights (delizie al limone) are delicious mini sponge cakes filled and topped with a smooth lemon custard, a traditional recipe of the Amalfi coast… you’ll fall in love with them! Find the STRAWBERRY DELIGHT recipe on the Giallozafferano App (in English) itunes.apple.com *** These wonderful lemons of Sorrento will be the main ingredient of today’s recipe, delicious dome-shaped sponge cakes filled and topped with a smooth custard: the delizie al limone, that is the lemon delights. Let’s see what we’ll need: For the mini sponge cakes, we’ll have: • 1 ½ cups (300 g) of sugar / just under 2 ½ cups (300 g) of flour • 1 ¼ cups (300 g) of egg whites / 2/3 cup (150 g) of egg yolks • and the grated zest of 1 organic lemon (zest) For the soaking syrup, we’ll use: • the grated zest of 1 organic lemon (zest) • ½ cup (100 g) of sugar / less than ½ cup (100 ml) of water • 2/3 cup (150 ml) of lemon liqueur (limoncello) For the lemon custard, we’ll have: • the grated zest of 2 organic lemons (zest) • 2 cups (500 ml) of heavy cream • Less than 1 cup (200 ml) of water / 1 cup (200 g) of sugar • 1 ¾ sticks (200 g) of butter / less than 1 cup (200 g) of egg yolks • just under ½ cup (50 g) of powdered sugar • 1/5 cup (50 ml) of lemon liqueur (limoncello) • ¾ oz (20 g) of gelatin sheets Let’s prepare together the lemon delights: Begin to prepare the lemon delights by beating the egg yolks with ¾ cup (150 g) of sugar, until pale and foamy. Beat the egg whites with the remaining ¾ …