{"id":7444,"date":"2017-03-08T05:53:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T12:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marialiberati.com\/?p=7444"},"modified":"2017-03-08T05:53:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T12:53:16","slug":"celebrating-international-womens-day-a-torta-mimosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2017\/03\/08\/celebrating-international-womens-day-a-torta-mimosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Torta Mimosa (Mimosa Torte) &#124; the Perfect Treat to Celebrate International Women&#039;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cepolina.com\/photo\/nature\/trees\/fabaceae-trees\/mimosa\/5\/mimosa-flower.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --><br \/>\n\t<\/style>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My favorite way to celebrate International Woman&#8217;s Day is with a traditional Mimosa Cake.. ..the mimosa is the traditional flower associated with this day because the yellow of the mimosa symbolizes &nbsp;vitality,warmth, joy and wisdom..here are some quotes to inspire you from women (besides my mother and grandmother) who have inspired me&#8230;.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #666666;\">\u201c<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.\u201d \u2013&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Mother Teresa (Philanthropist\/Charity Worker)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #666666;\">\u201c<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We need to accept that we won\u2019t always make the right decisions, that we\u2019ll screw up royally sometimes \u2013 understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it\u2019s part of success<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.\u201d \u2013&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Arianna Huffington (AOL\/Editor In Chief of Huffington Post)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The question isn\u2019t who is going to let me; it\u2019s who is going to stop me.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Ayn Rand (Novelist\/Philosopher)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Please share any of your inspiring quotes with us here in comments!<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Now onto the recipe&#8230;.the smell and taste of the Italian cream brought me back to the days of making this with my grandmother,mom, aunts and &nbsp;and cousins&#8230; in the kitchen..I would always get to lick the cream off the long strips of lemon peel as they were removed from the cream&#8230;&#8230;.here&#8217;s the recipe<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Torte Mimosa<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.giardinaggiosanfruttuoso.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/torta-mimosa-con-fragole-e-crema-chantilly_copertina.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">for the sponge cake<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">5 eggs<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3\/4 cup sugar<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3 tablespoons of potato starch<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">rest of the cake<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">16 ounces of pineapples in syrup<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3 egg yolks<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">1 cup milk<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">4 tablespoons sugar<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3 tablespoons of flour<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">peel of 1 fresh lemon<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">1 vanilla bean<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">1 cup of fresh whipping cream<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">1 tablespoon of powdered sugar<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">for the sponge cake- sift flour and potato starch together twice, set aside, then beat eggs and sugar together in one bowl. You must beat the egg mixture for at least 15 minutes. Then, fold the flour into the egg mixture a little at a time. Place in an 8 inch cake pan that has been covered with parchment paper. Bake for 25 minutes at 375 degrees<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For the &nbsp;Italian cream, place milk in saucepan with lemon peel, vanilla&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">bean, bring to a boil, remove from heat, set aside. In a bowl, whip egg yokls with sugar, add in flour that has been sifted. &nbsp;Place in milk that has been boiled, then place this mixture back over heat to boil and thicken, stirring constantly, once thick (like pudding) &nbsp;remove from heat. . Remove lemon peel and vanilla bean and refrigerate,<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Whip cream with powdered sugar. Add in cooled Italian cream &nbsp;mixture by folding in and refrigerate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When cake has cooled, cut into 3 layers. cut the top layer into small cubes for decoration. Put second layer in &nbsp;a cake plate, wet with pineapple syrup, then spread cream that has cooled on layer and top with pineapple that has been cut into cubes. Top with 3rd layer, cover third layer with pineapple juice &nbsp;and totally cover with remaining cream . Decorate with small cubes of sponge cake and a mimosa in the center and serve<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHappy Women&#8217;s Day!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFor more recipes get your copy of the award winning book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking:Holidays and Special Occasions<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/marialiberati.com\/cropped-9781928911197_thumb-jpg\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7271\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/cropped-9781928911197_thumb.jpg?resize=187%2C244\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"244\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My favorite way to celebrate International Woman&#8217;s Day is with a traditional Mimosa Cake.. ..the mimosa is the traditional flower associated with this day because the yellow of the mimosa&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,11,55],"tags":[2299,2300,2187,2190],"class_list":["post-7444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-dolce-vita-dessert-recipes","category-recipes","category-special-occasions","tag-celebrity-chef-m","tag-easy-recipe-for-a-mimosa-cake","tag-international-womens-day","tag-torta-mimosa"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}