Cakes Desserts Fruit Cake In England it is called Fruit Cake and is normally served during the Christmas holidays. Who knows why in Italy we call it Plum Cake... 21 April 2025 38 by Ilaria Barisi
Main dishes Second Courses Mom’s Potato and mozzarella Pie A budget friendly family classic that my mother often during my childhood. Since it was one of my favorite dishes, I insisted on measuring out... 16 September 2024 371 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Yogurt pound cake I don’t know why we call it plum cake here in Italy, perhaps because of a well-known Italian snack brand. I have been making it... 6 May 2024 556 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Candied syrup cake I’ve been candying fruit during the winter for years. Artisanal candied fruit is preserved in a syrup made up of the candied liquid boiled together... 6 March 2023 282 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Spoon desserts Roman-style truffle called Zuppa Inglese The best Zuppa Inglese (literally English soup) I have ever eaten is at Cacciani, a restaurant in Frascati. A decadent treat with cake, liqueur, custard,... 24 April 2022 623 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Torta Paradiso: Italian “Heaven” cake A heavenly good cake from Pavia in Lombardy. The recipe was codified in 1878 by the Cusani Visconti family. When “swimsuit season,” which I have... 24 January 2022 1.2K by Ilaria Barisi
