A Tuscan Dessert, Light As Spring by kathy gori

Even though I'd say that 90 percent of what comes out of my kitchen is Indian food, I am Italian and there are times when I just can't keep my inner Tuscan under control. One of those times is spring time in Sonoma, which is right now. Sonoma looks a lot like northern Italy. That's what my parents say, and that's what attracted them…

Ciambellone Classico (Classic Pound Cake-Italian Style) copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

This is the classic Italian pound cake and comes form my second book, winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2009, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions. I love this recipe because it is quick to make and you can adapt it…

Torta Caprese al Limone by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Seriously delicious, #decadent and #moist #cake, originally from the island of Capri, full of #lemony flavor.

Grandma apple cake by Alida

classic one here. A simple, fuss free, easy apple cake. Basically you just need to stir the ingredients together and pop some apples on top. You can dust it with vanilla icing sugar when it has cooled down if you like.

cake RICOTTA cheese CHOCOLATE RUM by Foodessa

All this talk about APRONS and Grandmothers got me going on assembling my notes and photos to finally share with you a very cherished recipe my 'Nonna' made for me growing up. Granted, as I turned baker in my kitchen, I confess to having tweaked it just enough to meet with her approval. She also found that my version was slightly…

Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake with Biscoff Crust by Doctor Jo

This cheesecake is one of my all-time favorite fall cheesecake. I can’t say it is my all-time favorite cheesecake! Why, because I have multiple all-time favorite cheesecakes—one for each season, as a matter of fact. When the trees get naked, I know it’s time to get out all things pumpkin: Pumpkin Pie Crumble, Pumpkin muffins, and this…

Olive Oil Cake by Evelyn Scott

CLEMENTINE CHOCOLATE and NUT torte cake by Foodessa

Easy flourless cake creation. This cake is extremely flavourful as well as invitingly aromatic. I certainly do love desserts with a combo of citrus, chocolate and nuts. This torte turned out absolutely delicious and memorable. A must try ;o) For a detailed post...refer to:…

Ricotta Cake by buttercup

This is a moist and delicious cake. Simple yet good enough to make for company!!

Chocolate Genoise by Navaneetham Krishnan

Light, crumbly and melt in the mouth cake.

Yogurt and lemon cake... very lemony! by Alida

To get over a rainy weekend I thought of making this lemon cake with some juicy Italian lemons a friend of mine brought me recently. I have added a small pot of yogurt for extra flavour and there you go, you can soon forget about the weather outside, enjoy this very lemony cake and think about the sunny place where they come from.

Torte di Cioccalata all’Arancia (Chocolate and Orange Cake) copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions-2nd edition

Prince Eugenio’s Cake copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

Torta Pane e Cioccolata (Bread & Chocolate Cake) copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

Torta Caprese ORIGINAL handed down from MY GRANDMOTHER by mariarosaria

This cake recipe has been handed down to me caprese my maternal grandmother, the family of desserts do on important occasions, is a bit different from the traditional recipe because I add 1 \ 2 packet of yeast to make it more soft whir fully almonds so to be juicier and add to the mix a glass of home-made limoncello.