Dough
4 eggs
250 g sugar
1½ tbsp vanilla sugar
1 pinch of salt
1 lemon
grated zest and juice
100 ml cream
250 g butter
soft
300 g white flour
2 tsp baking powder
Traybake
300 g seasonal fruit
in pieces
icing sugar
for dusting
Dough
Place eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt in a mixing bowl, then mix with the whisk attachment of a hand mixer. Then stir in the lemon zest, juice, cream, and butter. Add flour and baking powder, mixing into a smooth batter.
Traybake
Preheat the cooking space to 175 °C with hot air. Place the dough on the prepared tray, evenly spread the fruit on top, and press down lightly. Place the baking tray onto a wire shelf in the preheated cooking space and bake for approximately 45 minutes. Remove, allow to cool, then dust with icing sugar.
(Pre-)heat cooking space to 175 °C with Hot air
Preheating completed. Insert bakeware.
Hot air 175 °C for 45 Mins
Tips
Replace 100 g of flour with 100 g of ground nuts, or fold in a little chopped chocolate or nuts into the batter. Whether berries, apricots, apples or rhubarb, this cake can be adapted to suit any taste.
Additional information
Created on
11.03.2026
