Bocca di Dama II

Name: Bocca di Dama II (Yom Kippur Almond Sponge Cake)
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1⅔ cups finely chopped blanched almonds; Grated zest of 2 lemons; 1¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 8 whole eggs plus 3 additional egg yolks; Confectioners’ sugar for topping (optional)

Yom Kippur Almond Sponge Cake

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cucina Ebraica

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 1998

About

This version of bocca di dama served to break the fast at Yom Kippur. It is similar to the sponge cake baked for Passover, but flour and confectioners’ sugar are used.

Ingredients

1⅔ cups finely chopped blanched almonds
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons

Europe
Italy
Cake
Dessert
Yom Kippur
Passover
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 10-inch springform pan.

In a food processor, combine the almonds and ⅓