"For a fanciful holiday dessert that's guaranteed to impress, try these beautiful but easy-to-make peach-shaped cakes from Rosetta Costantino's "My Calabria" cookbook...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups whole milk
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Zest of 1 lemon, removed in large strips with a vegetable peeler
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4 large egg yolks
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
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3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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3 large eggs
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3/4 cup sugar
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3/4 cup milk
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1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
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Grated zest of 1 lemon
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1/2 cup light rum or 6 tablespoons Italian maraschino liqueur plus 2 tablespoons peach schnapps
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Red and yellow food coloring
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1 cup sugar, or more as needed for coating
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Fresh peach leaves or decorative sugar or chocolate leaves