Read More  http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Almond-Cake-366229#ixzz26AD53bju From Wikipedia:  Tarta de Santiago , literally meaning  cake of St. James , is an  almond   cake  or  pie  from  Galicia  with origin in the  Middle Ages . The  Galician  name for cake is  Torta  whilst it is often referred to  Tarta , which is the