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    September 16, 2021

    Tagliolini Almond Cake

    If you’ve never had this Tagliolini Almond Cake made with pasta you’ll be surprised at how delicious it is! Throughout the Emilia-Romagna region you’ll find variations on this wonderful cake; in some areas it’s made with tagliolini, in others with tagliatelle. They are both thin, egg-based pastas and tagliolini are cut very narrow, and tagliatelle are cut a bit wider.

    Enjoying the tagliolini and almond cake


    The lower Padana area uses tagliatelle, but without the pastry base. In other areas of the region a liqueur is added to the cake, sometimes an almond liqueur, or even marsala.
    Here's my delicious take on the classic Tagliolini Almond Cake recipe!

    assembling the tagliolini and almond cake

    Tagliolini and Almond Cake

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    Prep Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Italian
    Keyword: dessert, emilia-romagna, pasta, tagliolini
    Wendy
    Servings: 8
    Wendy

    Equipment

    • A board scraper
    • 23 cm (9 inch) pie pan

    Ingredients 
    Metric - U.S. Customary

    For the tagliolini:

    • 200 g “00” or all purpose flour
    • 2 large eggs

    For the pastry base:

    • 100 g sugar
    • 50 g butter
    • 1 whole egg
    • 100 g “00” or all purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder

    For the filling:

    • 1 Lemon zest from one lemon
    • 50 g candied orange peel
    • 100 g peeled almonds
    • 50 g sugar
    • 55 g cold butter cubed

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).

    Make the tagliolini:

    • Place the flour on your work surface.
    • Next make a large well in the flour and put your eggs in the well.
    • Whisk the eggs with a fork and then gradually incorporate the flour into the eggs with the fork.
    • When the dough is too stiff to work comfortably with a fork, work in the rest of the flour with your hands.
    • Knead the dough for about 5 minutes until it is smooth and elastic.
    • Form the dough into a ball, cover and allow to rest for about a half an hour while you prepare the crust.

    Make the crust:

    • Process the butter and sugar together until well blended.
    • Add the egg and blend in.
    • Whisk the flour and baking powder together.
    • Add to the food processor and process until fully blended.
    • Remove the dough, form into a ball, cover and let rest while you prepare the cake filling.

    Make the filling:

    • Finely chop the almonds and candied orange together, by hand or using a food processor.
    • Mix in the sugar, and the lemon zest.
    • The filling should have a powdery, grainy consistency.
    • Set aside.
    • Continue making the tagliolini:
    • Divide the dough into four pieces.
    • Work with one piece at a time and keep the other pieces covered.
    • Use your hands to roll each piece to about 10 cm by 25 cm (4 by 10 inches).
    • Pass the dough through the pasta machine on the widest setting.
    • Fold the dough over and pass through the widest setting again, repeatedly, until it's smooth and silky, with smooth edges.
    • Reduce the width setting and pass the dough through the pasta machine again.
    • Continue to reduce the width setting until the pasta sheet has reached the thinnest setting.
    • Next, cut the tagliolini very thin, almost as thin as angel hair pasta.
    • Dust them well with flour and let rest on a dishtowel.

    Assemble the cake:

    • Roll the crust out into a large round that will fit into the pie pan and up the sides.
    • Place in the pie pan and trim the edges.
    • Start by sprinkling a small amount of filling onto the crust.
    • Next add a layer of the tagliolini.
      assembling the tagliolini and almond cake
    • Continue adding the filling and tagliolini in alternating layers until you have used it all.
    • Top the cake with dots of butter.

    Bake the cake:

    • Bake the cake for 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
      Baking the tagliolini and almond cake
    • If the top browns too quickly place a piece of tin foil lightly over the top of the cake.
    • Let the cake cool to room temperature before serving.
      Enjoying the tagliolini and almond cake

    Nutrition

    Serving: 8g | Calories: 423kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 202mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 421IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 3mg
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
    Baking the tagliolini and almond cake

    Best of Bologna


    I run personalized Culinary Walking Tours of Bologna and you can contact me directly for details. You might also want to read this in-depth article about the very Best of Bologna.

    Bologna, in the Emilia-Romagna region, is an incredible food city you won't want to miss if you visit the region. You'll find the tagliolini almond cake in lots of the gourmet food shops throughout the city.

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