Chocolate and Ricotta Rice Cake
This moist and rich chocolate cake is made by using rice and ricotta, perfect for a mid-afternoon treat or breakfast, mostly when served served with a dash of ice-cream or…
Sbrisolona, Crumbly Almond Cake from Mantova
Sbrisolona is a very simple cake made with almonds and cornflour, covered in whole almonds too. It is a cake typical of Mantua, a city located in Lombardy region, Northern…
Torta Paesana, Bread and Cocoa Cake from Lombardy
Torta Paesana, Village Cake, is a cake quite dense and moist in texture yet very soft, whose principle was and still is to use leftovers. It is a cake from…
Ciambellone, the Soft Italian Bundt Cake
Ciambellone is a soft Italian cake round-shaped like a large doughnut (Ciambellone literally means big ciambella, big doughnut), typically eaten at breakfast to be dipped in milk although no one…
Light Lemon Cake
This cake is the perfect idea for an afternoon tea with friends: it’s extremely simple, but marvelously garnished and surprisingly light. It may not have any eggs, milk or butter,…