584. Bocca di Dama I

Lady Cake I

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

  • About

Those who care to do so can also make this cake without flour—but I think the flour is necessary to give it the right consistency.

Ingredients

  • 250 grams (about 8-⅘ ounces) of powdered sugar
  • 150 grams (about

Method

Once you’ve blanched and thoroughly dried the almonds, crush them in a mortar with a tablespoon of the powdered sugar. Mix with the flour until there are no lumps. Put the rest of the sugar in a bowl with the egg yolks and lemon zest. Blend with a wooden spoon for a quarter of an hour. Add the flour and mix for another half hour. Using a whisk, beat the egg whites in a different bowl. When they