La Torta Saint Honoré

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    10

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      4 hr 30

Appears in
Fiori Di Zucca: Recipes and Memories from My Family's Kitchen Table

By Valentina Harris

Published 2013

  • About

This is my “simplified” version of the masterpiece I used to so admire in the patisserie shops of the Via Veneto, the gloriously decadent, rich and fabulous la torta Saint Honoré. I have to say that we never made this at home, as any attempt would never be a match for the fabulous cake available to buy from the pasticceria, but I decided just to have a go, and with some time and patience, you should be able to make a passable interpretation. If you like, you can use your own t