Michetta, The sweetbreads of Dolceacqua, Italy by Patricia Turo

The story of michetta: The Marquis Doria sent a young bride who refused to give herself to him to prison to die. The population rose up and forced the Marquis Doria (1364) to stop this abuse of power and on the 16 of August there is a festival to celebrate the event. The women of the village created the “michetta” to celebrate this…

Sicilian Cake by Evelyn Scott

This Sicilian cake is traditional from the ricotta to the crushed pineapple and rum. Topped off with cherries and chocolate chips, this is unbeatable.

Italian Red Wine Cookies by Evelyn Scott

These are so quick and easy you can bake them anytime, and people will think you spent all day just baking for them !!

Strawberry Cake by jai yadav

Triumph or End of Summer Fruit by David

Delicious pear cake by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Simple, moist and full of fruity, spicy flavor.

Sugar and Butter Free Apple Cake by Hungry Jenny

Despite having no butter or sugar, this recipe creates a really moist and sweet cake that you don't need to feel guilty about eating. So bake two loaves because it will go very quickly!

Low Fat Chocolate and Banana Oat Cake by Hungry Jenny

Apart from the sugar (and flour), this can be quite a healthy cake choice. It tastes good too! Stick your bananas in the freezer if you want to ripen them up before using. http://hungryjenny.blogspot.com/2010/04/almost-low-fat-chocolate-and-banana-oat.html

Fig and Parmesan Cheesecake by Evelyn Scott

Special Equipment: 10-inch springform pan

APPLE cranberry SAMBUCA maple cake - update by Foodessa

The fabulous flavour combo of APPLES, sweet MAPLE and ANIS aromas dancing through our home was unbearably teasing us with impatient anticipation. NO electric mixer required. For a dedicated post...refer here: http://www.foodessa.com/2010/11/apple-cranberry-sambuca-maple-cake.html

MWC chocolate cake by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Chocolate indulgence that is super fast and easy to make.

Molten Chocolate Cake with Fresh Raspberries by Nancy Miyasaki

These individual molten chocolate cakes are simple and elegant, and they bake in under 10 minutes. You can use a standard muffin pan or individual ceramic dishes. The cake batter is sturdy and you can make it up to six hours before you plan to serve the cakes. Fill the pans with batter and refrigerate, then remove the pan in advance…

NUTTY flourless cookie CRISPS < Brutti ma Buoni > by Foodessa

Got a few egg whites left over from a recipe? Here's a super easy crispy, flourless cookie called < Brutti ma Buoni >. It's an Italian saying...loosely translated as ugly looking (not really) but yummy. Originally made with roasted hazelnuts...however, re-created to include roasted almonds instead. I also reduced much of the…

Raspberry Banana Pie with Coconut Pastry by Hungry Jenny

A nice healthy pie with fresh raspberries and banana, plus a butter free pastry base that has a mild coconut flavour. You can eat two slices and not feel guilty ;-) You can substitute with 350g 'normal' sweet shortcrust pastry if preferred. http://hungryjenny.blogspot.com/2010/07/friday-pie-day-raspberry-banana-pie.html

Ponche segoviano or Segovia layer cake by Guest of winter

This beautiful cake consists of several layers of cake drenched in boozy syrup, with an egg yolk cream between them, and with a thick layer of marzipan covering the whole thing... the perfect dessert for Segovia's cold winters.