Pesach Almond Cakes

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    Sixteen

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

  • About

Almond cake such as this probably has its origins in the Jewish community of Venice. Its popularity was spread by Catherine de Medici when she became queen of France in 1547.

Ingredients

  • 350 g/12 oz/3 cups ground almonds
  • 50

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease two 30–38cm/12–15in square cake tins (pans).
  2. Put the ground almonds, matzo meal and salt in a bowl and mix together.