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Torta della Nonno is a delicious cake filled with chocolate. You may have heard of torta della Nonna or Grandmother’s cake and this is the Grandfather’s cake version with chocolate which the grandmother’s cake doesn’t have. Both cakes named after grandparents are traditional Italian recipes you will find in many restaurants in Italy. For the […]

Torta della Nonna is a popular Italian cake filled with custard cream and topped with pine nuts. Recipe courtesy of Cooking with Manuela Ingredients: to make an 11 inches (28 cm) tartFor the dough (pasta frolla): 3 cups (450 gr) of all-purpose flour 3/4 cup (150 gr) of sugar zest of one lemon, grated one pinch […]