Mexican · Dessert
Lime Almond Sponge Pudding (Budín de Limón)
A rich, flourless almond sponge scented with lime zest and crowned with buttery cookie crumbs. It rises high, settles to about half its height and is best served once cold, with a tart lime sauce if you like.

- YieldServes 6 to 8; one 15 cm deep cake
- Hands-on30 min
- Total2 h 27 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 115 gblanched almonds
- 6egg yolks
- 1egg white
- 110 gcaster sugar
- 2large limes, finely grated zest only
- 30 gsemisweet cookie (biscuit) crumbs, about 1/3 cup
- 30 gunsalted butter, 2 tbsp, cold, in small pieces for dotting
- to tasteunsalted butter, soft, for greasing the tin
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