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Apple Cake (Torta Di Mele) Pine Nut Torta
Buche De Noel Rhubarb Upside Down Cake
Cappuccino Cheesecake Torta Caprese
Chocolate Chip Pecan Pound Cake Torta Caprese Bianca
Coconut Pound Cake Torta De Santiago
Cornmeal Cake Vanilla Sponge Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake Wild Maine Blueberry Cake
There are at least two versions of Torta Caprese, the traditional chocolate and almond version and the delicious lemon version known as Torta Caprese Bianca shown here. Limoncello is from the Amalfi coast, specifically Sorrento, and is used in this cake. Both tortas are fantastic and also completely different. Try them both!
This dense, moist cake is sweetened with honey and laced with walnuts. Cornmeal cake is a wonderful, not too sweet treat that is perfect for those who can’t have flour.
This pine nut torta is very typical of the desserts from Tuscany and Umbria – simple, rustic, and not too terribly sweet. This delicious, buttery cake topped with pine nuts is perfect for coffee or an afternoon snack.
ThisTuscan apple cake is wonderful when fresh, crisp apples arrive in the fall. Typically Tuscan, it is not too sweet and not too moist and perfect with espresso or Vin Santo.
It’s fall and in Maine that means trips to farm stands and orchards to get local apples. My mom has made this knobby apple cake for as long as I can remember. It makes a perfect snack for cool, crisp autumn afternoons.
I am in Maine for a visit and it’s August – that means blueberries! This wild Maine blueberry cake is a simple to make, delicious snack cake that will disappear quickly! In the oven in 15 minutes and out in half an hour, this wonderful cake gets you out of the kitchen and outside for the remaining days of summer quickly!
German chocolate cake is one of my mother’s favorite desserts. The rich coconut pecan icing paired with moist Devil’s food cake is an unbeatable combination! To make this cake more polished, I put the icing on the inside and cover the cake with creamy, bittersweet chocolate ganache.
Vanilla sponge cake is an absolute staple in the pastry kitchen and a recipe that everyone should master. It is the base for many European style desserts and also has many applications in decorating and finishing as well. Master this simple recipe to add great depth to your pastry repertoire!
My sweetheart just returned from a 340 km hike across the north of Spain. He walked the Camino Primitivo from Oviedo to Santiago de Compostela and he encountered torta de Santiago in many places. He enjoyed it so much he asked me to recreate this delicious Spanish almond cake for you!
Spring is finally here and rhubarb upside down cake is a great way to celebrate! This cake is easy, delicious, and the balance of tangy rhubarb with soft, moist cake is outstanding.
