Nut Cake (Veneto)

Desserts

Ingredients

Sponge cake, crumbled - 1/2 pound

Seedless white raisins, soaked in rum - (1/2 cup of both)

Shelled walnuts - 3/4 cup

Pine nuts - 1/2 cup

Almonds, peeled and finely chopped - 1/2 cup

Diced mixed candied peel - 1/3 cup

Sugar syrup - 1/2 cup

Butter for cake pan

Mix all ingredients together until well blended, adding enough sugar syrup to hold the mixture together. Turn into a well buttered rectangular pan and bake in a moderate oven (375F) for 20 to 30 minutes. Leave to cool and serve cut in thick slices.