Orange Curd and Tonka Bean Sbrisolona Cake

Directions

1. Chop the almonds coarsely and combine them with the flour, sugar, cornmeal, butter, egg yolk, grated orange peel, and the grated Tonka bean in a bowl.
2. Mix the ingredients together with a wooden spoon at first, then use your fingers, the dough should resemble oatmeal and crumble easily.
3. Refrigerate this mixture for at least 30 minutes.
4. In the meantime, prepare the orange curd by placing the orange juice and peel in a bowl with the sugar and mix with a wooden spoon.
5. Beat the egg yolks and add them to the bowl.
6. Place the bowl over a double boiler and cook, stirring continuously, until the curd thickens.
7. Remove the curd from the heat as soon as it reaches the desired consistency and add the softened butter and some more orange peel.
8. Stir well to incorporated the butter.
9. Assemble the cake by making a layer of dough “crumbs” on the bottom of an 18 centimeter cake pan lined with wax paper and pressing lightly on the crumbs.
10. Next, add a generous layer of orange curd and cover with the remaining crumbs.
11. Bake in a preheated oven at 160C for approximately 40 minutes.
12. Remove the cake from the oven and cool before serving.