Mantovana Cake

Place the butter, cut into pieces and softened at room temperature, and the sugar in a bowl. Whip the two ingredients with the beaters of an electric mixer, or with the whisk of a stand mixer, until you obtain a frothy mixture.

Add the whole egg and continue to work the mixture to incorporate it.

Line a 26 cm cake pan with parchment paper.

Pour the mixture into the cake pan and level it evenly with the back of a spoon.

Then add the egg yolks, one at a time, waiting for the previous one to be absorbed before adding the next.

Chop the almonds into pieces with a knife; sprinkle the surface of the cake with the almond pieces until it is completely covered.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 minutes (if using a fan oven, 160°C for 20-25 minutes). Before removing it from the oven, do the toothpick test: if it is not done,

Remove from the oven, let it cool, and serve your Mantovana cake! You can dust it with powdered sugar or granulated sugar to taste.