Panone cake
Panone is a typical Christmas cake from Bologna. It is without eggs and butter.
Servings 6 serves
Equipment
- for one Panone, round mold 24 cm diameter/ or 2 round molds 12 cm diameter / or 2 rectangular molds 19x12cm
Ingredients
- 60 g of raisins
- 130 g of whole, peeled almonds. Set aside 50 g for the decoration
- 40 g of hazelnuts
- 30 g of pine nuts
- 80 g of walnut kernels. Set aside 40 g for the decoration of the surface
- 60 g of dried figs
- 50 g of dark chocolate or dark chocolate drops
- 300 g of 00 flour
- 40 g of bitter cocoa
- 20 g of baking powder for cake
- 1 pinch of salt
- 80 g of honey replace with maple syrup to make it vegan
- 350 g of plum jam or sweet Bolognese mustard
- 150 g of white wine
- 20 g of Marsala wine
- 100 ml of warm water
- 1/2 lemon grated zest optional
Instructions
- Place raisins in a bowl, cover with hot water, and let soften for 10 minutes.
- Drain the water, dry the raisins on kitchen paper, and set aside.
- In a pan, toast almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, and walnuts for one minute, then set aside about ten almonds and six walnut kernels for decoration.
- Chop almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, dried figs, and chocolate coarsely with a knife.
- Preheat the oven to 170C degrees (338F).
- In a bowl, also the one in the planetary mixer, pour flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. And mix.
- Knead the dough until well blended with a spoon or into the planetary mixer. for 5 minutes. The dough is sticky and firm. It is ok, do not add more liquid.
- Now add in the chopped dried fruit and chocolate as well. Knead for another 3 minutes.
- Grease themold(s) with some olive oil, pour in the dough, and decorate the surface with whole almonds and walnut kernels.
- Bake in preheated oven for one hour. Test with a toothpick; when it comes out dry, the Panone is ready.
- Let cool for about 10 minutes before brushing with honey. Turn it fluid on the stove or in the microwave.
- If you use a rectangular mold, cut the cake into 2 or 4 parts to make gifts or share with friends and family.
- Store the Panone in the pantry wrapped in plastic film for up to a month.