🇸🇲 San Marinese Cuisine

Ciambella Sammarinese

San Marinese Ring Cake

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Easy
Calories 287 kcal

A soft, lightly sweet ring cake perfumed with lemon and anise, dunked in sweet wine at breakfast or afternoon tea.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  2. 2 Add oil, milk, lemon zest, and anise. Whisk to combine.
  3. 3 Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Fold gently into the wet mixture until just combined.
  4. 4 Pour batter into a greased and floured ring pan.
  5. 5 Bake at 175°C for 35-40 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
  6. 6 Cool in pan 10 minutes, turn out, and dust generously with powdered sugar.

Did You Know?

In San Marino, dunking slices of ciambella in Sangiovese wine is a morning ritual that has scandalized dietitians for generations.