Italian Mimosa Cake Recipe (Torta Mimosa)
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Recipes from Italy · by Silvana Nava★ 5.0 (4)

Italian Mimosa Cake Recipe (Torta Mimosa)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING210M COOK
CAL 25%·PRO 21%
CARBS 67G55% OF CAL
1G FIBER49G SUGAR17G OTHER
FAT 19G34% OF CAL
10G SAT8G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

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.

dessertitalianbaked goodvegetarian
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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 8
  • 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)
PREP
40M
SODIUM
84MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.