For convenience and ease, I have adapted this authentic Italian Easter cake recipe (or pigna di Pasqua ... my Zia Francesca (who is featured on my site via my limoncello recipe and penne alla vodka ...

But if you're the type that only sticks to these tried-and-true favorites of Italian ... cake. The cake itself is made from a batter of mixed almond and pistachio meal, flavored with various additives ...