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Category: Regional sweets

Italy is full of cake recipes: go on a trip with Tuttopasticceria and discover the secrets of the sweet region by region, country by country.

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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Easter cakes Reading: 2 min

Marzipan Lamb Step by Step

Marzipan Lamb Step by Step Follow the photographs and instructions to make a marzipan lamb. First prepare the almond paste with almond flour, glucose and sugar. For the Sicilian almond-paste recipe you will need 1 kg almond flour, 500 g vanilla icing sugar and 100 g […]

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Regional sweets Reading: 6 min

Martorana Fruit Step by Step: Original Sicilian Recipe

Martorana Fruit Step by Step: Original Sicilian Recipe Martorana fruit is a traditional Sicilian sweet originating in Agrigento. It takes its name from the Martorana monastery, where these delightful marzipan sweets shaped like different fruits were first made […]

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