Nonna Romana Sciddurlo’s Champagne and Strawberry Mimosa Cake

Torta Mimosa

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Preparation info
  • Yield:

    10 to 12

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      4 hr

Appears in
Cooking with Nonna: A Year of Italian Holidays

By Rossella Rago

Published 2018

  • About

International Women’s Day is celebrated all over the world on March 8. In Italy, people celebrate by giving mimosa flowers and mimosa cakes to the women they love … because when Italians want to show their appreciation for something or someone, there should always be a cake or a pastry to go with it! For this cake, an entire extra sponge cake is baked in order to be cut or broken up to mimic the lovely yellow mimosa blossoms. Talk about dedication! Dreamy whipped cream and rich diplomat cre