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Category: Seasonal sweets

Every time of the year has its sweets: discover the Christmas cakes, Easter tarts and carnival cakes!

Christmas cakes Reading: 1 min

Panettone-Flavoured Muffins

Would you like to serve homemade panettone at Christmas but are short on time? These panettone-flavoured muffins offer the traditional festive taste in a smaller format. Ingredients begin with 160 g flour, 2 eggs, 120 g sugar and 125 g […]

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Christmas cakes Reading: 1 min

Cinnamon-Flavoured Biscuits: Recipe

Nothing evokes the festive season like crisp biscuits scented with Ceylon cinnamon on a cold winter day. Put on your apron and let us begin. Ingredients: 2 eggs, 200 g icing sugar, 500 g type 00 flour, 250 g butter and cinnamon flavouring. Method: first combine the flour and butter […]

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Easter cakes Reading: 3 min

How to Colour Easter Eggs: A Quick Method

How Can You Colour Easter Eggs Quickly? Here are our tips for decorating and colouring both chocolate eggs and classic hard-boiled eggs. Colouring Hard-Boiled Eggs for Easter We advise against using poster paint or felt-tip pens. If the boiled egg is still inside the shell […]

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Carnival cakes Reading: 3 min

Carnival Castagnole: Quick Recipe

Carnival Desserts: Fried Castagnole What are castagnole? These traditional Carnival sweets are shaped like small balls and take their name from their resemblance to chestnuts. Originating in Emilia-Romagna and flavoured with anise, they are now prepared throughout Italy in many variations, including filled versions with […]

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