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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: 2 min

Homemade Artisan Nougat: Recipe

Have you ever made nougat at home? The recipe may seem daunting, but with the right ingredients you can make it too. What do we need to prepare homemade nougat? Quality matters even more than quantity. The ingredients begin with 100 g honey and 40 g […]

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Christmas cakes Reading: 2 min

Pan di Stelle Mooncake

Mooncake: A Recipe in 4 Steps, Just Like the Original Would you like to make a soft sweet snack filled with delicious cream? Prepare these Mooncakes by following the easy step-by-step recipe. You will need 2 eggs, 100 g sugar, 75 g butter and a little red gel food colouring […]

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Halloween Sweets Reading: 2 min

Halloween Mushrooms Ready in Just 5 Minutes

Make Halloween Mushrooms in Just 5 Minutes Do you fancy an autumn-inspired mushroom-shaped treat? Are you short on time but still want to surprise your guests? You will need the following ingredients: Tutto Pasticceria meringue mix, 150 ml water and chopped nuts as required […]

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Cake decorations Reading: 4 min

Halloween Cake Decoration

The Origins of Halloween The word Halloween is of Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the contraction of “All Hallows’ Eve”, the night before All Saints’ Day. In Celtic Ireland it coincided with the end of summer. Orange represented the harvest and the end of the season, while […]

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Easter cakes Total time: 26 hr

How to Make an Easter Colomba

History The Easter colomba recipe was created in Lombardy around 1930 from an idea by Motta. It quickly spread throughout Italy and became a traditional Easter dessert, found on Italian tables every Easter Sunday. The old colomba tradition also reached Sicily […]

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Christmas cakes Reading: 2 min

Filled Pandoro with a Sugar Nativity Scene

At Christmas, everyone wants to prepare something special, so why not fill a delicious pandoro? If you are unsure how to decorate it, the ready-to-use sugar Nativity scene is available from the Tutto Pasticceria online shop. Simply place the figures on a cake, pandoro, muffins or cupcakes […]

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Easter cakes Reading: 3 min

How to Make St Joseph’s Zeppole: Fried or Baked

St Joseph’s zeppole are a traditional dessert from Naples and southern Italy, now known throughout the world. They are prepared for the feast of St Joseph, which gives them their name. In the past, zeppole were also cooked and sold on the street in Campania […]

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Easter cakes Reading: 2 min

Neapolitan Pastiera: Original Recipe

Neapolitan Pastiera: Tutto Pasticceria’s Recipe Pastiera is an ancient Neapolitan Easter dessert: a shortcrust pastry case filled with ricotta, cooked wheat, eggs, spices and candied fruit. Ingredients include 300 g type 00 flour, 160 g butter, 130 g sugar, 2 eggs, 1 egg yolk and zest of […]

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Carnival cakes Reading: 2 min

Harlequin T-Shirt Cake

Here is a new recipe for you: Harlequin T-Shirt Cake. This soft, colourful cake is perfect for Carnival but can be adapted to any occasion. Thanks to the mould, you can prepare any football-themed cake; use the included guide to create the shirt of the […]

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Easter cakes Reading: 2 min

Homemade Chocolate Easter Egg Tutorial

Homemade Chocolate Easter Egg Tutorial Our blogger Baci di Zucchero used our products to make a beautiful owl-shaped chocolate egg at home. She used 400 g milk-chocolate chips, a confectionery thermometer, a silicone brush and modelling paste […]

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