The Easter Dove Light Version.
Have you ever wondered, beyond the religious symbol, who first introduced the tradition of this dove-shaped cake? Well, an early story of the Easter dove links the cake to Alboin, king of the Lombards (and king of Italy), who, after a three-year siege on the eve of Easter in 572, conquered Pavia but spared the city from looting because among the gifts received were delicious sweet breads shaped like doves.
Since then, various recipes have followed, but each always included almonds.
Today, not everyone can afford to eat sweets with sugar or fats, so I decided to create My Light Dove by RitaAmordicucina. I assure you it has nothing to envy from other doves. Even with Bimby.

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Difficulty: Medium
Cost: Economical
Rest time: 2 Hours
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Portions: 12
Cooking methods: Electric Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All Seasons

150.40 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 150.40 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 37.38 (g) of which sugars 10.61 (g)
Proteins 5.10 (g)
Fat 4.06 (g) of which saturated 1.15 (g)of which unsaturated 2.57 (g)
Fibers 6.56 (g)
Sodium 172.24 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 125 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

for decoration and filling

6 Apples (renette)
1.8 oz Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Lemon
1/2 cup Greek yogurt (0%)
20 g stevia (Or 90 of erythritol)
1.8 oz Almond nibs
1.8 oz stevia (Or 150 erythritol)
3/4 cup Greek yogurt
2 packets Vanillin
1 tsp Salt
1 packet Baking powder
7.1 oz Flour (Fiber)

Tools

Baking pan (large rectangular)
large dove-shaped mold, alternatively 4 empty cans
Parchment paper
Oven
Immersion blender or Bimby
3 Bowls
Stand mixer or Bimby

Preparation: The Easter Dove Light Version

I couldn’t find the dove mold, so I improvised by creating the shape with parchment paper and 2 empty jars lined
The first thing to do is peel the apples, cut them into slices, divide them into 2 bowls.
In the nicer slices, add the lemon juice, in the others…
Add 1 oz cocoa, 1/2 cup Greek yogurt 0%, and stevia or erythritol
Blend everything with the immersion blender.
or with Bimby 10 sec, speed 10
The rest of the apples, the nicer ones, slice them even thinner, put half in one bowl, and the rest in another bowl sprinkling them with the remaining cocoa.
Put the sweetener and eggs in the stand mixer bowl or Bimby and start whipping as if it were cream. If it’s the Bimby, insert the butterfly.
Then gradually add the flour and continue to whip.
Add the vanillin, yogurt, salt, and when these ingredients are well combined, add the baking powder.
Once the mixture looks smooth and homogeneous, turn off the stand mixer or Bimby
Pour the mixture into the baking pan.
Subsequently pour the apple cocoa yogurt smoothie on top.
Spread it with a spoon to create a marbled effect.
Decorate with the apple slices, alternating the white with the dark ones.
Finally, sprinkle the almond nibs on top.
Bake in a preheated oven at 356°F for about 50 minutes.
Check with a toothpick to see if it’s cooked, then take it out.
Bring it to your Easter table.
Here is The Easter Dove Light Version.