Preparation
                                                             TOP CAKE  g  1.000  Whole eggs  g  400  Flour for biscuit-making  g  500  Butter or cream margarine  g  600  Chopped almonds  g  250  METHOD: combine the ingredients in a mixer equipped with paddle attachment at medium speed until a smooth, uniform mixture is obtained. Leave to rest in a refrigerator for at least an hour. Use your hands to create the traditional 'ciambelline' shapes, moisten the surfaces with water and decorate first with caster sugar and then with icing sugar. Bake at 200-220°C.