BOCCA DI DAMA (Lady's Mouth)

 BOCCA DI DAMA (Lady's Mouth) 

1/4 cup shelled almonds 

1/4 cup sugar

1 egg, lightly beaten 

7 eggs, at room temperature 

3 egg yolks, at room temperature 

1 3/4 cups sugar 

1 3/4 cups pastry flour, sifted 

1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind

l/4 teaspoon cinnamon 

1/4 cup chopped candied orange peel 

Direction

Place almonds in saucepan with a little water and bring to a boil. Remove from fire and cool. Remove almond skins, dry well and chop and pound to a fine paste. Add sugar and 1 egg and mix well until a smooth paste is obtained. Place eggs, egg yolks and 1 3/4 cups sugar in top of double boiler and place over hot, but not boiling, water. Beat eggs and sugar until mix-ture is lukewarm. Remove from over hot water and continue beating until yellow and very thick. Add almond mixture and sprinkle in flour, a little at a time, blending flour in thoroughly. Add lemon rind, cinna-mon, and candied orange peel and mix thoroughly. Butter and flour a deep 12-inch cake pan and pour in cake batter. The batter should not fill the pan more than 2/3 full. Bake in moderate oven (375°F.) 40 minutes. 

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