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Italian Christmas Desserts

Top 5 Italian Christmas Desserts

The time has already come to think about traditional Christmas desserts to prepare for the holidays. The scent of cinnamon, the taste of ginger, the softness of cakes filled like savory creams that melt on your palate. Christmas brings to the table delicious desserts that differ from region to region, and since it’s around the

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Italian Food

Reasons Why Italian Food Is Very Popular

No matter which country you travel to, be confident that you can find an Italian restaurant there. Italian cuisine is extremely popular everywhere, and for a good reason. While many people regard French food as the epitome of sophistication, Italian cuisine is just as delicious and even more accessible and favoured. There are plenty of

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Torta Pasqualina Easter Pie

7 Traditional Italian Easter Dishes

Easter is coming and we have to think about the delicious dishes of traditional Italian cuisine. In Italy, the traditional Easter dishes are not lacking and, from year to year, from generation to generation, are handed down and re-proposed, often with some variations.  In this article we have selected the top 7 traditional Italian Easter dishes

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Origins of Tiramisu

The Origins Of Tiramisù

Tiramisù is the 5th most known Italian word abroad. The word literally means pick me up, as in give me energy, bring back my strength. It derives from the Trevigiano dialect, originally spelled “Tireme sù”, and later on Italianized as Tiramisù. Tiramisù was born in the town of Treviso around the mid-1800s. It used to

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Sicilian Cassata Slice View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Eggs: 10
  • Sugar: 10.6 oz (300 g)
  • Flour 00: 10.6 oz (300 g)
  • Salt: a pinch
  • Lemon peel: 1/2 lemon
  • Water: 3.4 fl oz (100 ml)
  • Sugar: 1.8 oz (50 g)
  • Rum: 3 tablespoons
  • Ricotta: 2.2 lb (1 kg)
  • Sugar: about 14.1 oz (400 g)
  • Chocolate chips: to taste
  • Candied orange: to taste
  • Almond flour: 3.5 oz (100 g)
  • Icing sugar: 3.5 oz (100 g)
  • Water: approximately 0.7 fl oz (20 ml)
  • Pistachio green food color: 1 pinch
  • Icing sugar: 7 oz (200 gr)
  • Water: 3-4 tablespoons
  • Assorted candied fruit (ex. Orange, cedar and cherries)
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 582
  • Protein: 8.87g
  • Fat Total: 27.12g
  • Fat Saturated: 15.96g
  • Carb: 79.96g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.7g
  • Cholesterol: 58mg
  • Sodium: 125mg

Sicilian Cassata Cake

Sicilian Cassata is one of the symbols of Sicilian pastry, together with Cannoli, and one of the most popular and well-known…

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Sardinian Seadas View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • Lard: 70 gr (2,47 oz)
  • Durum wheat flour: 500 gr (17,63 oz)
  • Egg: 1
  • Water: 250 gr (8,81 oz)
  • Fresh Pecorino cheese: 500 gr (17,63 oz)
  • water: 70 gr (2,47 oz)
  • Lemon peel: 1
  • Honey to taste
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 470
  • Carbohydrates: 53
  • Fat: 19
  • Protein: 23.8

Seadas, The Sardinian Sweet Pastries

Sardinia recalls unspoiled and wild beaches, crystal clear water and heavenly atmosphere. But good gastronomic connoisseurs also know that the cuisine…

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Authentic Tiramisu Recipe View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Ladyfingers: 10.6 oz (300g)
  • Fresh eggs: 7.8 oz (220 g) (around 4)
  • Mascarpone: 17.6 oz (500g)
  • Sugar: 3.5 oz (100g)
  • 2 cupfuls of coffee from the moka pot (sugar to taste): 10.6 oz (300 g)
  • Bitter cocoa to garnish the surface: 1.1 oz (30 gr)
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 492
  • Protein: 8.3g
  • Carb: 42.50g
  • Fat Total: 31.67g
  • Fat Saturated: 18.32g
  • Deitary Fiber: 1.6g
  • Cholesterol: 291mg
  • Sodium: 148mg

Tiramisù

Tiramisù is the Italian dessert par excellence, the most famous and loved one! Although the origins of this famous dessert are…

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Panna Cotta Recipe View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Fresh cream: 2.1 cups (1/2 l)
  • Sugar: 3.5 oz (100 g)
  • Milk: 3.4 fl oz (100 ml)
  • Isinglass (gelatin): 0.35 oz (10 g)
  • Vanilla stick: 1 (or 1 sachet of vanilla powder)
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 225
  • Protein: 1.08g
  • Fat Total: 12.33g
  • Fat Saturated: 7.68g
  • Carb: 23.38g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.1g
  • Cholesterol: 45mg
  • Sodium: 38mg

Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta recipe has Piedmontese origins and is one of the most well-known and appreciated desserts not only in Italy, but all…

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Chocolate Salami_Salame di Cioccolato View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • 50% Dark chocolate: 7.05 oz (200 g)
  • Butter: 3.53 oz (100 g)
  • Dry biscuits: 3.53 oz (100 g)
  • Sugar: 5.29 oz (150 g)
  • Rum: 0.35 fl oz (10 g)
  • Cocoa powder: 0.35 oz (10 g)
  • Powdered sugar
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 299
  • Carbohydrates: 28.43g
  • Cholesterol: 7.03mg
  • Fat: 19.03g
  • Fiber: 3.25g
  • Protein: 5.48g
  • Serving Size: 100g
  • Sodium: 65.2mg
  • Sugar: 15.38g

Chocolate Salami (Salame di Cioccolato)

Sweet, fast, and easy to make: Salame di Cioccolato is a delicious and fun dessert to make, perfect for any skill…

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Panettone View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • Panettone: 1
  • Mascarpone: 500 gr (17.63 oz)
  • Large eggs: 4
  • Sugar: 80 gr (2.82 oz)
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 239
  • Carbohydrates: 26
  • Fat: 15
  • Protein: 5

Panettone With Mascarpone Cream

Panettone is a typical dessert of the Italian Christmas tradition. It was born in Milan and it is spread all over…

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Sicilian Cannoli View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • 00 flour: 8.8 oz (250 g)
  • Sugar: 1 oz (30 g)
  • Lard or butter: 1 oz (30 g)
  • Eggs: 2 (1 whole for the dough and 1 yolk for brushing)
  • Marsala liqueur: 1.7 fl oz (50 ml)
  • White wine vinegar: 0.3 fl oz (10 ml) (more or less 1 tablespoon)
  • Salt: a pinch
  • Orange peel: 1 orange
  • Cinnamon powder: 0.07 oz (2 g)
  • Peanut oil: as needed to fry
  • Sheep's milk ricotta (drained for at least 1 night in the fridge): 28.2 oz (800 g)
  • Icing sugar: 11.3 oz (320 g)
  • Drops of dark chocolate: 2.5 oz (70 g)
  • Candied Orange Peel
  • Candied cherries
  • Bronte pistachios
  • Drops of dark chocolate
  • Cinnamon powder
  • Icing sugar (to spread on the shells)
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 216
  • Protein: 7.4g
  • Fat Total: 9.39g
  • Fat Saturated: 4.64g
  • Carb: 24.52g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6g
  • Cholesterol: 32mg
  • Sodium: 42mg

Sicilian Cannoli

This is the recipe for Sicilian Cannoli (Cannoli Siciliani), an irresistible dessert whose history comes from afar. The Sicilian Cannoli are a…

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Grandma's Cake Classic Recipe View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Eggs: 3
  • Sugar: 5.29 oz (150g)
  • Butter: 5.29 oz (150g)
  • Vanilla yeast: 1/2 sachet
  • Flour: 17.64 oz (500g)
  • Lemon zest: 1
  • Whole milk: 3.17 cups (750 g)
  • Whole eggs: 3
  • Yolks: 1
  • Sugar: 7.93 oz (225 g)
  • Corn starch (cornstarch): 1.23 oz (35 g)
  • Flour 00: 1.06 oz (30 g)
  • Lemon peel: 1
  • Pine nuts: 1.41 oz (40g)
  • Icing sugar to taste
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 500
  • Protein: 10.2g
  • Fat Total: 26.4g
  • Fat Saturated: 13.3g
  • Carb: 59.4g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1g
  • Cholesterol: 415mg
  • Sodium: 16mg

Grandma’s Cake

It will be for its reassuring name, which tastes good and genuine, Torta della Nonna (Italian Grandma’s Cake) is still a must…

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Pignoli Biscuits View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Flour 00: 7 oz (200 g)
  • Sugar: 2.6 oz (75 g)
  • Seed oil: 2.6 oz (75 g) or Butter 2.8 oz (80 g)
  • Egg yolk: 1
  • Pine nuts: 7 oz (200 g)
  • Lemon peel: 1
  • Baking powder: 1 teaspoon (about 8 gr or 0.28 oz)
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 517
  • Protein: 10.67g
  • Fat Total: 24.40g
  • Fat Saturated: 11.30g
  • Carb: 61.60g
  • Deitary Fiber: 2.0g

Pignoli Biscuits

Biscuits with pine nuts (Pignoli Biscuits) are typical of the city of Genoa. They are very good, quick and children love them.…

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Apple Strudel Recipe View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Flour 00: 15.52 oz (440 g)
  • Warm water: 5.64 oz (160 g)
  • Eggs: 2
  • Salt: a pinch
  • Seed oil: 2.12 oz (60 g)
  • Sour apples: 2.65 lbs (1.2 kg) (Renette apples should be the right type)
  • Sugar: 4.23 oz (120 g)
  • Cinnamon: 1 teaspoon
  • Breadcrumbs: 8.81 oz (250 g)
  • Melted butter: 2.82 oz (80 g)
  • Raisins: 2.82 oz (80 g) (a handful)
  • Rum: 2 teaspoons
  • Pine nuts: 1.06 oz (30 g)
  • Lemon: 1 tablespoon of juice and the zest
  • Icing sugar q.b. (as needed)
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 274
  • Protein: 3.3g
  • Fat Total: 11.2g
  • Fat Saturated: 2.0mg
  • Carb: 41.1g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.2g
  • Cholesterol: 6mg
  • Sodium: 157mg

Apple Strudel

Strudel, one of the best Italian desserts, is the delicious dessert stuffed with apples and raisins that is associated with Trentino…

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The delicious traditional Pasticciotto pastry from Lecce, Puglia, Italy View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • Flour 00: 500 gr (17,63 oz)
  • Egg yolks: 4
  • Butter: 250 gr (8.81 oz)
  • Icing sugar: 200 gr (7.05 oz)
  • Vanilla
  • Flour: 50 gr (1.76 oz)
  • Milk: 16.9 fl oz (500 ml)
  • Yolks:6
  • Sugar: 150 gr (5.29 oz)
  • Vanilla
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 380
  • Carbohydrates: 53.8
  • Fat: 14.9
  • Protein: 7.1

Pasticciotto Leccese

A typical sweet of Apulian cuisine, became famous in 1745 at the pastry shop of Galatina. Like many Italian dishes, it…

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Pastiera Neapolitan Cake View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Flour: 12.3 oz (350g)
  • Butter: 6.2 oz (175g)
  • Sugar: 4.9 oz (140g)
  • Whole eggs: 2
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • Cow's milk Ricotta Cheese: 12.3 oz (350g)
  • Sugar: 8.8 oz (250g)
  • Precooked wheat: 10.6 oz (300g)
  • Fresh milk: 6.8 fl oz (200ml)
  • Whole eggs: 2
  • 1 yolk
  • Candied fruit (cedar and orange): 5.3 oz (150g)
  • 2 teaspoons of orange flower’s water
  • Peel of 2 oranges
  • Peel of 1 lemon
  • 1 pinch of salt
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 336
  • Protein: 6.36g
  • Fat Total: 13.18g
  • Fat Saturated: 7
  • Carb: 49.38g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.4g
  • Cholesterol: 93mg
  • Sodium: 34mg

Pastiera

Pastiera is a typical Neapolitan cake, one of the most loved both in Italy and abroad. There are many versions of…

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Zeppole St.Joseph Recipe View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Water: 250 ml (1,06 cups)
  • Flour 00: 250 gr (8,82 oz)
  • Butter: 100 gr (3,54 oz)
  • Eggs: 6
  • Salt: 5 gr (0,18 oz) a pinch
  • Milk: 1 lt (4,23 cups)
  • Fresh liquid cream: 250 gr (8,82 oz)
  • Egg yolks: 10
  • Sugar: 250 gr (8,82 oz)
  • Vanilla bean: 1
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon
  • Corn starch (cornstarch): 100 gr (3,54 oz)
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 544
  • Protein: 4.32g / 0.15oz
  • Fat Total: 50.2g / 1.77oz
  • Fat Saturated: 17g / 0.6oz
  • Carb: 20g / 0.7oz
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.5g / 0.1oz
  • Cholesterol: 89mg / 0.003oz
  • Sodium: 722mg / 0.25oz

Zeppole

The Zeppole di San Giuseppe (Zeppole of St. Joseph)  is a typical dessert of the Neapolitan pastry-making tradition. The name derives…

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Ricotta and Pear Cake Recipe View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • 00 flour: 1.06 oz (30 gr)
  • Sugar: 2.47 oz (70 gr)
  • Toasted hazelnuts: 3.53 oz (100 gr)
  • Eggs: 4
  • Butter: 1.76 oz (50 grams)
  • Salt: 1 pinch
  • Baking powder: 0.14 oz (4 gr) or 1/2 tsp
  • Ricotta: 14.11 oz (400 gr)
  • Fresh whipping cream: 14.11 oz (400 gr)
  • Sugar: 3.53 oz (100 gr)
  • Kaiser pears: 3 cut into cubes + 1 cut into slices to decorate
  • Lemon: 1/2 (the juice)
  • Butter: 1.06 oz (30 gr)
  • Icing sugar: to decorate
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 191
  • Protein: 10g
  • Fat Total: 6g
  • Carb: 24g

Ricotta and Pears Cake

The Ricotta and Pears Cake (Torta Ricotta e Pere) is a cold cake whose original recipe dates back to the skilled hands…

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pinza bolognese View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • All-purpose flour: 17.64 oz (500 g)
  • Caster sugar: 7.05 oz (200 g)
  • Cold butter: 5.29 oz (150 g)
  • Eggs: 4
  • Baking powder: 0.28 oz (8 g)
  • Plum or apple jam: 7.05 oz (200 g)
  • vanilla: 1 stick
  • salt: 1 pinch
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 346
  • Carbohydrates: 58.4
  • Fat: 27.8
  • Protein: 18.4

Pinza Bolognese

A tasty dessert typical of Emilia Romagna made with plum or apple jam and leavened shortcrust pastry. Pinza bolognese is a…

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Ricotta and Nutella Crostata View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Flour 00: 10.58 oz (300 gr)
  • Eggs: 2 (1 whole + 1 yolk)
  • Sugar: 4.41 oz (125 gr)
  • Butter: 4.41 oz (125 gr)
  • Yeast: 0.14 oz (4 gr) or half a teaspoon
  • The zest of 1 lemon
  • Nutella: 4-6 tablespoons
  • Ricotta: 10.58 oz (300 gr)
  • Sugar: 2 tablespoons
  • Chocolate drops: a handful
  • Icing sugar for decoration
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 387
  • Protein: 6.18g
  • Fat Total: 20.54g
  • Fat Saturated: 11.42g
  • Carb: 44g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.2g
  • Cholesterol: 20mg
  • Sodium: 21mg

Ricotta And Nutella Crostata (Tart)

What is the classic homemade Italian dessert par excellence? Without a doubt the Crostata (Tart), which you can fill with any…

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Rice Cake View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • Arborio or Roma Rice: 5.29 oz (150 gr)
  • Milk: 33.81 fl oz (1 l)
  • Sugar: 5.29 oz (150 gr)
  • Eggs: 3
  • Anice liqueur : 4 spoons
  • Lemon: 1 slice
  • Salt: a pinch
  • Butter: as needed
  • "00" Flour: as needed
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 198 kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 29,84 g
  • Fat: 6,74 g
  • Protein: 5,19 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2,76 g
  • Sugar: 16,05 g

Rice Cake (Torta Di Riso)

The Rice Cake is a homemade cake. It is easy to conserve it because there’s no cream or custard in it.…

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Bocconotti, a Traditional Cake from Southern Italy View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Flour type 00: 8.8 oz (250 g)
  • Sugar: 2.8 oz (80 g)
  • Egg yolk: 1
  • Delicate extravirgin olive oil: 4.4 fl oz (130 ml)
  • Marsala: 2 spoons
  • Te grated rind of half a lemon
  • Dark chocolate: 3.5 oz (100 g)
  • Water: 8.8 fl oz (250 ml)
  • Sugar: 3.5 oz (100 g)
  • Toasted almonds: 3.5 oz (100 g)
  • Coffee powder: one spoon
  • Egg yolks: 2
  • Cinnamon: a pinch
  • Icing sugar: to garnish
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 200
  • Protein: 3.53g
  • Fat Total: 6.65g
  • Fat Saturated: 2.36g
  • Carb: 33.2g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6g
  • Cholesterol: 29mg
  • Sodium: 32mg

Bocconotti Cookies

It is said that the Bocconotti are typical sweets from Abruzzo, in reality it is a recipe that many regions contend…

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Sbrisolona Nutella Recipe View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • "00" Flour: 14.1 oz (400 gr)
  • Eggs: 2
  • Cold butter: 5.3 oz (150 gr)
  • Cane sugar: 4.9 oz (140 gr)
  • Teaspoons of baking powder: 2
  • Nutella: 10.6 oz (300 gr)
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 437
  • Protein: 6.5g
  • Fat Total: 21.8g
  • Fat Saturated: 3.6g
  • Carb: 53.8g

Nutella Crumble Pie

Sbriciolata alla Nutella (Nutella Crumble Pie) is a delicious cake, with a crumbly consistency but with a sweet and soft filling.…

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Torta Tenerina_Cake Recipe View Ingredients View Nutrients
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Ingredients
  • Dark chocolate: 10.6 oz (300 gr)
  • Butter: 5.3 oz (150 gr)
  • Sugar: 5.3 oz (150 gr)
  • Egg yolks: 4
  • Egg whites: 3
  • Flour: 3 tablespoons
  • Vanillin: sachets
  • Icing sugar to decorate
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Nutrients
  • Calories: 405
  • Protein: 5.72g
  • Fat Total: 24.7g
  • Fat Saturated: 14.24g
  • Carb: 45.42g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.2g
  • Cholesterol: 136mg
  • Sodium: 109mg

Tenerina Cake

Torta Tenerina (Tenerina Cake) is a chocolate cake typical of the city of Ferrara (Emilia Romagna region), also called “Torta Taclenta”,…

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