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Although the name Genoa cake is mainly used in the United Kingdom, where recipes for it have been around since the 19th century, [4] it is a variant of the pandolce (Italian: [panˈdoltʃe]; Ligurian: pandoçe, Ligurian: [paŋˈduːse]; lit. ' sweet bread ') cake which originated in 16th century Genoa as a Christmas cake.
Make Nonna proud this year and make some classic Italian Christmas desserts, like our holiday recipes for tiramisu, cuccidati cookies, panettone, and biscotti.
Panettone [a] is an Italian type of sweet bread and fruitcake, originally from Milan, Italy, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year in Western, Southern, and Southeastern Europe, as well as in South America, Eritrea, [6] Australia, the United States, and Canada. [7]
A buccellato (Italian: [buttʃelˈlaːto]) is a Sicilian circular cake made from pastry dough filled with figs and nuts. [1] In Sicily, it is traditionally associated with Christmas.
Antipasto is a traditional first course in any Italian meal, but this variation is perfect for Christmas. Use sliced Italian deli meats, fresh mini mozzarella balls, olives, and basil to make a ...
Panforte is a chewy Italian dessert containing fruit and nuts. It is similar to a Florentine but is much thicker and is a little like a lebkuchen . Known throughout Italy, it is an Italian Christmas tradition associated especially with the province of Siena .
Peanut Butter Blossoms. As the story goes, a woman by the name of Mrs. Freda F. Smith from Ohio developed the original recipe for these for The Grand National Pillsbury Bake-Off competition in 1957.
A cake that may also be served at Christmas time in the United Kingdom, in addition to the traditional Christmas cake, is the cake known as a "Yule Log, or chocolate log". This is a Swiss roll that is coated in chocolate, resembling a log. The Christmas cake largely displaced the previously popular Twelfth-night cake during the Victorian era.