Happy International Women’s Day!
Today we are celebrating with an Italian treat called a Torta Mimosa. In Italy, men give the women they love a sprig of mimosa on International Women’s Day (March 8th). In Australia, it is autumn and we will not have mimosa (what we call wattle) for another six or so months so swapped in some gorgeous lilies instead.
The Torta Mimosa is also traditionally served on International Women’s Day in Italy. Or as the Italians would say, Festa Della Donna – it sounds so much more glamorous when you say it like that doesn’t it?
The Torta Mimosa, as the name suggests is meant to look like a sprig of mimosa. I’m not entirely sure that it does but damn it tastes good!
It’s a sponge cake, filled with creme pâtissière (and I added some lemon curd), then covered with small squares of sponge to create the mimosa look.
It’s light, fresh and a lovely way to celebrate all the wonderful,amazing women in your life!
I am so very lucky to have a many inspirational women in my life – from family, friends, work mates, the tasty reads crew, friends from the gym, to the people who I have met through doing this blog. I feel privileged to know such a number of smart, witty, sassy, strong women, each of whom help to make my life, and the lives of all around them better and brighter.
Oh boy…this recipe is not hard to make but there are lots of parts.
- I made Margaret Fulton’s sponge cake from The Great Australian Cookbook. Twice.
- I used the creme pâtissière from The Joy Of Cooking
- And I also used some bought lemon curd in the layers to add some tanginess.
Here is a link to a very similar recipe on Epicurious:
To all you wonderful women, I wish you a very happy International Women’s Day!
