Recipes from Italy· by Silvana Nava★ 5.0 (4)

Italian Mimosa Cake Recipe (Torta Mimosa)

Name: Italian Mimosa Cake Recipe (Torta Mimosa)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: Important! You need to make two Pan di Spagna of the same size. Repeat the procedure twice using two cake pans.; 5 medium eggs; 150 g granulated sugar (- ¾ cup); 75 g Italian 00 flour or all-purpose flour (- ½ cup); 75 g potato starch (- ½ cup); 4 drops vanilla essence or the zest of ½ lemon (- optional); 4 egg yolks; 80 g granulated sugar (- ⅖ cup); 40 g Italian 00 flour or all-purpose flour (- ⅓ cup); 500 ml whole milk (- 2 cups); ½ teaspoon vanilla bean or the zest of ½ lemon; 250 ml whipping cream (- 1 cup); 30 g powdered sugar (- 3 ¾ tablespoons); 150 g water (- 10 tablespoons); 100 g granulated sugar (- ½ cup); 75 g liqueur (Rum, Grand Marnier, Limoncello, or Strega. I used Limoncello) (- 5 tablespoons)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 3h 30m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

497KCAL

Protein

10g20% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat19g

24%

Saturated10g

51%

Unsaturated9g

—

Total Carbs68g

25%

Fiber0g

Total Sugars49g

—

incl. Added Sugars45g

90%

Starch19g

—

Sodium78mg

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A traditional Italian layer cake with soft sponge, pastry cream, and whipped cream topped with toasted cookie crumbs. Elegant and festive, inspired by the mimosa flower.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

Important! You need to make two Pan di Spagna of the same size. Repeat the procedure twice using two cake pans.
5medium eggs
150 ggranulated sugar — ¾ cup
75 gItalian 00 flour — ½ cup, or all-purpose flour
75 gpotato starch — ½ cup
vanilla essence — or zest of ½ lemon, drop
4egg yolks
80 ggranulated sugar — 0.4 cup
40 gItalian 00 flour — ⅓ cup, or all-purpose flour
500 mlwhole milk — 2 cup
½ tspvanilla bean — or zest of ½ lemon
250 mlwhipping cream — 1 cup
30 gpowdered sugar — 3¾ tbsp
150 gwater — 10 tbsp
100 ggranulated sugar — ½ cup
75 gRum — 5 tbsp, or Grand Marnier or Limoncello or Strega

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Method

3h 30m total

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