DESSERTS & PASTRIES
Torta Barozzi Chocolate Cake
In the small town of Vignola, near Modena (not far from Bologna) lies a small pastry shop called Pasticceria Gollini. The Gollini family owns this place since 1886. Roughly 100 years ago pastry chef Eugenio Gollini came up with a...
Chocolate and Raspberry Cake
Italian chocolate sponge cake with vanilla syrup, filled with raspberry jam, finished with whipped cream, fresh raspberries and dark chocolate flakes. This cake is on the easy side. Once the Italian sponge cake and the syrup are done, it’s just...
Chocolate Orange Cake
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”. I love that quote. Why make life difficult when something is already working? This time I could not resist though 😁 After I discovered the Claudia Roden’s Orange Cake I started to develop...
Pink Grapefruit and Cinnamon Cheesecake
Unusual combinations in this no-bake Pink Grapefruit and Cinnamon Cheesecake. The inspiration came from a book I recently purchased: “Flavor Thesaurus” by Niki Segnit. It is not a recipe book. The book talks about different flavors, foods and spices, and...
Easy Homemade Tiramisu
This is the first dessert recipe I ever learnt . The year was unspecified but I was young and I only saw pastries at 5 am after a night out clubbing. A friend’s girlfriend taught me her recipe. I decided...
Babà in the Jar
This must be the most silly translation ever, but I haven’t come up with anything better. First thing first, let’s talk about the babà. The babà is a typical dessert from Naples but its origin are to be found in...
Chocolate Ricotta Roll Cake
I developed this recipe with a famous chocolate and hazelnut spread. I want to emphasize that I am in no way connected to this product and this is not an advert. I am not against the use of this types...
Neapolitan Migliaccio
This Neapolitan migliaccio recipe is the first recipe that I write in English from scratch. Lockdown for COVID-19 in Italy has just ended, although with many restrictions. During this period it was pretty hard for me to keep posting recipes...
Diplomat Cream and Cherries Tart
I wanted to try a sponge cake (Pan di Spagna) with cherries in syrup inside. I opted for a shortcrust shell with a modern look. Inside I would put the disc of sponge cake with cherries, moist with a Kirsch...