Recipes from Italy · by Silvana Nava★ 5.0 (2)
Torta della Nonna (Italian Grandma's Cake Recipe)
NUTRITION · PER SERVING115M COOK
CAL 30%·PRO 27%
CARBS 63G43% OF CAL
2G FIBER24G SUGAR37G OTHER
FAT 32G49% OF CAL
14G SAT18G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
A traditional Italian grandmother's cake with a sweet shortcrust pastry shell filled with pastry cream, topped with pine nuts and powdered sugar. Rich and classic, perfect for special occasions.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 250 g flour (- 2 cups + more for the working surface)
- 100 g granulated sugar (- ½ cup)
- 120 g unsalted butter (- ~1 stick, cold)
- 1 egg (- at room temperature)
- 1 egg yolk (- at room temperature)
- ⅙ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ lemon (zest)
- 4 egg yolks
- 40 g flour (- ⅓ cup)
- 500 ml milk (- 2 cups)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla bean ( - or ½ lemon zest)
- 80 g pine nuts (- ~3 oz)
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 115M
CAL 30%·PRO 27%
CARBS 63G43% OF CAL
2G FIBER24G SUGAR37G OTHER
FAT 32G49% OF CAL
14G SAT18G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 45m
- Sodium
- 128mg
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 172mg
- Calcium
- 145mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 128MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.