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Magdalenas

Name: Magdalenas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 egg; 330g (1 1/2 cups) caster sugar; 250ml (1 cup) milk; 250ml (1 cup) extra virgin olive oil; 450g (3 cups) plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Icing sugar, to dust

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by Valli Little

delicious. team

Oct 03, 2015

The sweet-making skills of Spanish nuns have been famed since mediaeval times. And these little sponge cakes were traditionally made and sold by the nuns as a way of making a living. Their delicious recipe is now found in cake shops and bars all over Spain.

1 egg
330g (1 1/2 cups) caster sugar
250ml (1 cup) milk
250ml (1 cup) extra virgin olive oil
450g (3 cups) plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Icing sugar, to dust

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 175°C. Place 30 paper muffin cases on baking trays.
2.

Beat egg and caster sugar together until pale, then stir in remaining ingredients except icing sugar, alternating milk and oil with flour.
3.

Fill cases two-thirds full and bake for 20 minutes until golden.
4.

Once cool, dust with icing sugar.