Agneau pascal
Lamb-shaped Easter cake
Lammele (agneau pascal): Alsatian lamb-shaped Easter sponge cake
The lammele, or agneau pascal, is the Easter cake of Alsace, a light sponge baked in a lamb-shaped earthenware mould from Soufflenheim and dusted with icing sugar, with a little paper flag tied round its neck. It is bought from bakeries in Strasbourg and Colmar or made at home for Easter Sunday breakfast. No lamb meat is involved; it is a vegetarian cake. The common mistake is not greasing the mould well enough, so the head sticks. Chef's tip: brush the mould with soft butter, chill, then dust with flour, so every detail comes out clean.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 4 eggsseparated
- 4 ½ oz caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ⅛ oz plain flour
- 2 ⅛ oz cornflour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp icing sugarto dust
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F (325°F fan). Brush a 1 litre lamb mould (or a 1 litre loaf tin) with the 1 tbsp sunflower oil, plus flour, for the mould and dust with flour.
5 minStep 2: Whisk the egg yolks from the 4 eggs with the 4 ½ oz caster sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1 lemon zest for 5 minutes until pale and thick. Whisk the whites to firm peaks.
10 minStep 3: Sift the 2 ⅛ oz plain flour, 2 ⅛ oz cornflour and 1 tsp baking powder over the yolks and fold in with the whites in three goes.
5 minStep 4: Fill the mould, close it if it has two halves, set it upright and bake for 35–40 minutes until a skewer pushed through the hole comes out clean.
40 minStep 5: Cool for 10 minutes, unmould, cool fully and dust with 2 tbsp icing sugar. Tie a ribbon round the neck.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 200 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 36 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does agneau pascal take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of caster sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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