Traditional Italian Paradise Cake

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Butter
• 1 1/3 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1/3 cup Vanilla Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt (or to taste)
• 1/2 cup Starch
• 3/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 2/3 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 4 Egg (Large)
• Orange Zest (Optionally)
• Lemon Zest (Optionally)

Instructions

1. 1

   Put the butter and powdered sugar in the bowl of the mixer, or in the bowl in which you will mix the ingredients by hand.

2. 2

   Add the extra flavors you prefer like vanilla sugar, orange, and lemon zest. Mix well all these ingredients.

3. 3

   When the composition becomes quite thick and uniform, start adding the eggs one by one and mix continuously.

4. 4

   After the eggs incorporated well, add flour, starch, baking powder, and salt into the bowl. Mix them well until you get a uniform mixture.

5. 5

   Prepare the baking tray. Cover the bottom of the tray with baking paper and grease the baking tray with butter (both: bottom and walls).

6. 6

   Pour the previously obtained composition into the baking form.

7. 7

   Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake the cake for about 40 minutes. It's important to not open the oven until a solid surface will be formed.

8. 8

   In the end, after the cake has cooled down, pour the cake with a little powdered sugar.