Kiwis are not all the same, and New Zealanders know it well: green kiwis have acidulous notes, such as those and perfectly match the body and creaminess of the risotto, while the sweet taste of yellow kiwis can enrich fresh summer salads or create a fun mix with chili, meat and even fish.
Zespri is a 2,500-owned company among New Zealand kiwifruit growers and ex-growers and is managed in cooperation with the producers. He collaborates with growers, also Italian, and produces both the Green variety, available all year round, and the Sun Gold, typically winter.
Foodblogger Teresa Balzano of the blog Peperoniepatate.com has cooked 20 recipes, combined with the advice of a nutritionist, because rich in vitamin C and with a high fiber content, kiwis are a natural source of vitamins, minerals, potassium and folic acid . And what differentiates an industrial dessert or snack and a slice of homemade cake? Just the authenticity of the ingredients and a pleasantly sweet recipe that does not endanger health.
The recipe for kiwi and chocolate cake
Ingredients
210 g of 00 flour
40 g of bitter cocoa
an egg and a yolk
150 g of sugar + a spoon
70 g of butter
a glass of whole milk
4 yellow kiwis
half a sachet of baking powder
a lemon
a pinch of salt
Method
Peel the kiwis and cut them into slices. Add a few drops of lemon juice and a spoonful of sugar and set aside.
Melt the butter and let it cool.
Separately, whisk the eggs with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Add the melted butter and then gradually the 00 flour and the cocoa sifted alternating them with the milk of which you will leave a finger aside.
Melt the yeast in the little remaining milk and add it to the dough.
Finally add the grated lemon zest, the salt, the liquid released by the kiwis and mix everything well.
Grease a 26 cm diameter pan and pour the mixture into the pan.
Arrange the kiwis vertically making them sink into the dough.
Bake in a hot oven at 180 ° C for about 50 minutes.
Do the toothpick test to check its cooking before taking it out of the oven and, once ready, let it cool completely before serving.
Advice
For an even more delicious result, decorate this cake with a chocolate glaze. Perfect for breakfast, it can become an after dinner dessert if accompanied with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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