Torta nutellotta – luxurious Nutella cake

Torta nutellotta on display with ferrero rocher on top
No cake is more luxurious than me.

You take a good look at torta nutellotta and you feel, deep inside you, that no other cake will ever match its scrumptiousness and decadence, if you are a chocolate lover*(read the warning now!).

Torta nutellotta is Continue reading

Sbriciolata pere e cioccolato – pear and chocolate crumble tart

Sbriciolata pere e cioccolato
The perfect marriage

If you ever happen to stay at a Neapolitan friend’s place, chances are you will be offered a slice of crostata (tart/pie) at some point.  There are hundreds of types, but if it is Continue reading

Tortine fredde allo yoghurt e frutta – mini yoghurt and fruit fridge cakes

Tortine fredde yoghurt e frutta
A burst of taste and colours

As a fruit lover and the wife of a man who has a worrying addiction to cream, I felt I had to share this yummy but very easy summer recipe. Tortine fredde allo yoghurt e frutta take me back to Continue reading

Quadrotti al limone – lemon squares

Quadrotti al limone
Cold and refreshing. YUM.

When the summer comes and the heat is overwhelming, some people stop baking and switch to ice cream mode. Despite having grown up in a place where summer can be really hot, though, even with temperatures as high as 40°C, Continue reading

Biscotti ricotta e limone – ricotta and lemon biscuits

biscotti ricotta e limone
No eggs and butter? What? Shhh… I AM SCRUMPTIOUS. Try me.

There are some treats that are not only tasty and low in fat, but also so very easy to make. Meet biscotti ricotta e limone. I don’t know about you, but I have a soft spot Continue reading

Crostata alla frutta – fruit tart

Fruit tart with summer berries
An explosion of colours and flavours

When the summer approaches and there seems to be little hope for sunshine and blue skies, I find comfort in making a crostata alla frutta estiva. A rainbow of bright and yummy fresh fruit that Continue reading

Sfogliatine alle mele e cannella – apple and cinnamon squares

Sfogliatine alle mele a cannella
Simple but yummy

You know when you are craving something sweet but you feel like you are going 4,565 miles a second and there is no way on earth you are going to bake? We all have moments like this in our everyday life, but there are Continue reading

Torta dei sette vasetti – cake of the seven pots

Slice of torta dei 7 vasetti sprinkled with icing sugar
Simplicity and goodness in less than 60 seconds

La torta dei sette vasetti is a yoghurt-based cake for which the origins of the recipe are shrouded in mystery. One thing is certain, however: Continue reading

Biscotti alla Nutella – Nutella biscuits

4 biscotti alla nutella placed on a pretty plate
Four won’t be enough.

It’s when I want to be forgiven or when I am desperate to tell George how much I like him that I prepare these biscotti alla Nutella. Although you may argue that it is a commercial product, Nutella is an institution in Italy. It is there for you the night before Continue reading

Ciambellone marmorizzato – chocolate marble cake

Slice of ciambellone marmorizzato
I will delight adults and children. Try me once and we will be friends forever.

Remember the ciambellone al limone? The soft, moist cake so many of you made and loved? Well, ciambellone marmorizzato is on the same scale of goodness – but if you are a Continue reading