Posted by Leonor de Sousa Bastos
at November 9, 2008 at 11:02 PM. 
"Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower."
Albert Camus
Arbutus' cake
Serves 6-8 (22 cm diameter pan) or 5 small pans (11 cm diameter)
250 g sugar
150 g cake flour
50 g cornstarch
150 g butter, softened
5 eggs
about 40 arbutus
Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC.
Grease and flour the pan.
Combine well butter and sugar until creamy.
Add the egg yolks while mixing.
Gently fold in the flour sieved with cornstarch and at last the whipped egg whites.
Pour half of the dough into the pan and spread the arbutus.
Pour the remaining dough.
Bake for 25-30 minutes (small pans) or 45-50 minutes (large pan).
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