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Torta Paradiso or Italian Paradise Cake is a soft and light sponge cake flavored with a touch of lemon zest and vanilla. This recipe is courtesy of Cooking with Manuela. INGREDIENTS: YIELD:  a 9×13 inch (23×33 cm) cake cut into 12 bars 4 eggs, divided  1 cup (200 gr) sugar  1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 […]

This puff pastry pie with jam and custard is easy to make and when completed, it looks like you brought it home from the bakery. This recipe uses raspberry jam but of course you can substitute your favorite flavor of jam. Video recipe courtesy of Le Ricetta di TerroreSplendore Ingredients: 2 rolls of rectangular puff […]

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 […]

Pistachio Cannoli Cake courtesy of Martha Stewart Ingredients Cake 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for pans 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons shelled unsalted pistachios (3 1/2 ounces) 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup […]

If you like Torrone, you will love this Frozen Nougat treat! Recipe courtesy of Bruno Albouze Ingredients  Dry Fruit Marinade   60 g Golden raisins  35 g Grand Marnier, or orange juice  80 g Pistachio  80 g Almonds, chopped  80 g Candied orange peels, or dry apricot Raspberry Coulis  250 g Raspberries   30 g Powdered sugar   15 g Limoncello, or lemon juice Meringue   120 g Egg whites (4)  2 g Cream of tartar, or lemon juice (stabilizer)  […]

Tiramisu Truffles Tiramisu Truffles –  a little twist on the classic tiramisu recipe.  Here’s 2 versions one with and one without filling with nutella. These little truffles will be hard not to keep popping in your mouth!  Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 cup + 1 tbsp (250 g) mascarpone 5 oz (140g) ladyfingers (savoiardi cookies) 1 teaspoon […]

Italian Pastries Italian Pastries are sold in a Pasticceria in Italy.  Here is a video showing some common pastries that can be found as well as an explanation of what they are. JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE VIDEO