Torta Di Pane Rustic Bread Pudding Cake From Ticino Food

TORTA DI PANE (RUSTIC BREAD PUDDING CAKE FROM TICINO

Steps:

• Grease a 10 inch round cake pan.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees with rack in middle of oven.
• Put the bread cubes in a food processor and pulse to make 1/8 inch crumbs.
• Put crumbs in large mixing bowl with lemon zest.
• Bring the milk to a simmer over medium heat and then pour over the bread to cover it completely.
• Let mixture stand for 10 minutes so the bread absorbs the milk.
• In another large bowl whisk the eggs and then add the sugar in a stream.
• Then whisk in the cinnamon, cocoa, nutmeg and vanilla.
• Stir the bread soaked mixture into this.
• Stir in the ground almonds and raisins.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Decorate with the almonds and pine nuts in a symmetrical pattern.
• Dot the top of the batter with the butter.
• Place the pan in the oven and immediately lower heat to 350 degrees.
• Bake the cake until it is a deep golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about an hour.
• Cool the cake in the pan, on a rack.
• Invert cake onto rack and then invert again onto platter.
• Dust cake with confectioner's sugar before serving.

BREAD PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Soak bread in warm water then squeeze it dry.(after I soak the bread I put it in a sieve and use a spatula to remove the water).
• Add bread to butter using hands mix together well.
• Add rest of ingredients and mix well with hands.
• Put in a bundt pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.