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+## Ingredients
+
+#### Cake
+
+- 1¼ cup of luke-warm milk
+- 2 packets of active dry yeast
+- 6 tbsp of sugar
+- 6 cups of flour
+- ½ tsp of salt
+- 10 egg yolks
+- ¾ pound + 2 tbsp of butter
+- 2 tbsp of grated orange peel
+- 1 tbsp of grated lemon peel
+
+#### Icing
+
+- 2 cups of confectioners sugar
+- ¼ cup of cold water
+- 2 tsp of lemon juice
+
+## Instructions
+
+1. Combine milk, yeast and ½ tsp of sugar. Let stand for 3 minutes. Stir and set in a warm draft-free place for 10-15 minutes
+2. Add 6 cups of flour, the rest of the sugar and salt together. Pour yeast mixture into center and mix. Add butter
+3. Knead for 20 minutes
+4. Place in buttered bowl, draped with a towel
+5. Let rise for 1 hour
+6. Butter and flour a turban mold
+7. Punch dough down. Knead in grated peels and pat into mold. Cover and let rise 1 hour
+8. Heat oven to 375° and bake for 40 minutes
+9. Pour icing over cake once it has cooled