Recipes · Salvadoran · Cakes

María Luisa Cake

One serving has 354 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (25%), riboflavin (23%) and thiamin (22%). Ready in 33 minutes.

María Luisa Cake
Photo: Muago, CC0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 18 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (107 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 25 g Flour, cake
  • 20 g Sugar
  • 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 10 g Butter, unsalted
  • 1 g Baking powder
  • 20 g Jam
  • 5 g Sugar, powdered
  • 1 g Vanilla extract

Method

  1. Cream the butter and sugar together until light, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
  2. Fold in the flour and baking powder to a smooth batter.
  3. Pour into a small greased pan (this is one portion; multiply by 8 for a full 3-layer cake to share) and bake at 175 °C (350 °F) for 15-18 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
  4. Once cool, slice the sponge horizontally into thin layers and spread the pineapple jam between them, stacking them back together.
  5. Dust the top generously with the powdered sugar, then slice and serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy354 kcal17%
Carbohydrates58.8 g
Water30.5 mL
Fiber0.65 g2%
Protein5.3 g11%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.2 g
Isoleucine0.25 g
Leucine0.43 g
Lysine0.31 g
Methionine0.13 g
Cystine0.11 g
Phenylalanine0.28 g
Tyrosine0.19 g
Valine0.31 g
Histidine0.12 g
Fat10.7 g
Monounsaturated3.3 g
Polyunsaturated0.87 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.66 g
Saturated5.9 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol115 mg
Calcium97.9 mg10%
Copper0.08 mg9%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium8.5 mg3%
Manganese0.18 mg10%
Phosphorus176 mg25%
Potassium80.6 mg2%
Selenium9.6 µg17%
Sodium123 mg
Zinc0.5 mg6%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.24 mg22%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.25 mg23%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.7 mg12%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.51 mg10%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.06 mg5%
Folate (vitamin B9)60.8 µg15%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.24 µg10%
Choline80 mg19%
Vitamin A108 µg15%
Vitamin C1.8 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)20.5 IU3%
Vitamin E0.52 mg3%
Vitamin K0.85 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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