585. Bocca di Dama II

Lady Cake II

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

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Ingredients

  • 250 grams (about 8-⅘ ounces) of sugar
  • 100 grams (about 3-½

Method

Blanch the almonds and dry thoroughly in the sun or on the fire. Crush with a tablespoon of sugar until very fine, and then mix with the flour.

Put the remaining sugar and the egg yolks together in a copper or brass bowl. Put the bowl over a low flame, and beat the sugar and egg yolks with a whisk for more than a quarter of an hour. Remove from the flame and pour in the flour that has b