Redcurrant cake is a delicious and easy to bake cake for summer. This recipe is for the most common Austrian redcurrant cake.

Ingredients

Batter:

• 3 egg yolks
• 150g  sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 100g butter (warm/soft)
• 100ml milk
• 280g flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 400g redcurrants
• 3 egg whites
• 100g sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon corn starch

Method

For the batter, first mix the yolks with the sugar until they are smooth. Then put in all the other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Grease a cake pan (about 26cm diameter) and put the batter in it. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (350°F), then bake the cake for about 20 minutes.

Let the cake cool for a bit (if it is still hot you can't add the topping).

Meanwhile wash the redcurrants and remove all stems. Beat the egg whites with a mixer. Put in the pinch of salt and slowly add the sugar while beating. When it is stiff put in the corn starch and mix again. Then put in the redcurrants in small portions, carefully folding them in with a spoon.

Pre-heat the oven to 220°C (425°F). Put the topping on the cake (it doesn't have to be smooth) and bake again for about 5-10 minutes. It is best to stay close to the oven at this stage so you can take out the cake as soon as the egg white is light brown. If you turn your back just for a second at this stage you will get a black cake (this has been tested thoroughly).