Torta genovese (genoise sponge cake sandwiching whipped cream and strawberries) Print Prep time 15 mins Total time 15 mins Categories: Kids Genoise sponge cake is often served sandwiching pastry cream or whipped cream with fruit or jam. It is also delicious filled with lemon curd or another flavour curd (try passion fruit for…
Torta genovese (Genoise sponge cake) – Liguria
5.0 from 1 reviews Torta genovese (Genoise sponge cake) – Liguria Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 45 mins Total time 1 hour 5 mins Categories: Kids This sponge cake is typically filled with pastry cream or whipped cream (sometimes flavoured), preserves, and/or fresh fruit. This recipe is a more modern and…
Crostata (short crust jam tart)
Tiramisu alla fragola (strawberry tiramisu)
Tiramisu alla fragola (strawberry trifle) Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 30 mins Categories: Quick and Easy, Season: Summer This is a perfect summertime variation on the classic tiramisu and can be made with any berry or a mixture of different berries. Author: Woo Wei-Duan Recipe type:…
Crostata di frutta (fresh fruit tart)
Crostata di frutta (fresh fruit tart) Print Prep time 30 mins Cook time 25 mins Total time 55 mins Categories: Kids This fresh fruit tart is a crowd pleaser. They are sold in pastry shops all over Italy as small individual tarts are large ones to share. They can be topped with…
Torta gianduia (hazelnut chocolate layer cake) – Piemonte
Torta gianduia (hazelnut chocolate layer cake) – From Piemonte Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 1 hour Total time 1 hour 10 mins Categories: Kids* has nuts, Vegetarian Torta gianduia is my husband’s favourite cake and originates from his home region of Piemonte. The cake is utterly addictive and we have…
Torta di cioccolato (chocolate cinnamon cake) – Valle d’Aosta
Torta di cioccolato (chocolate cinnamon cake) – Valle d’Aosta Print Prep time 25 mins Cook time 40 mins Total time 1 hour 5 mins Categories: Kids, Vegetarian This recipe has been adjusted from a recipe from the restaurant at the Grand Hotel Cour-maison in Pre’-saint-didier, just outside Courmayeur. The key to making…
Tiramisu (coffee, chocolate and mascarpone cream trifle) – Veneto
Tiramisu (coffee, chocolate and mascarpone cream trifle) Print Prep time 25 mins Total time 25 mins Categories: Quick and Easy Tiramisù literally translated means “pick me up” in Italian. Tiramisù is a relatively new dessert in Italy, having been created in the 1960’s by Roberto Linguanotto, a pastry chef in Treviso. It…