Dessert Recipes

A naturally gluten-free, dense, fudgy chocolate and almond cake from the island of Capri. Crisp and crackly on the outside, incredibly moist on the inside.

Meaning 'Lady's Kisses'. Elegant bite-sized cookies from Piedmont made with toasted hazelnuts, sandwiched together with a layer of dark chocolate.

A festive Neapolitan Christmas dessert consisting of hundreds of tiny, deep-fried dough balls, drenched in warm honey, piled into a wreath shape, and covered in colorful sprinkles.

A classic Italian Christmas confection. A chewy or hard nougat made from whipped egg whites, boiling honey and sugar syrup, and heavily packed with toasted almonds and hazelnuts.

A beloved pastry from Lecce in Puglia. A small, oval pie made with a lard-based shortcrust (pasta frolla) and filled with a dense, lemon-scented pastry cream.

The ultimate minimalist dessert. A scoop of freezing cold, artisanal vanilla or fior di latte gelato 'drowned' in a shot of boiling hot espresso.

A rustic, ancient, naturally vegan and gluten-free autumn cake from Tuscany. Made purely of chestnut flour, water, olive oil, pine nuts, and rosemary.

A decadent Father's Day treat. Rings of light choux pastry, either fried or baked, topped with a mountain of thick pastry cream and crowned with a single amarena cherry.

Verona's 'Golden Bread'. A towering, eight-pointed star-shaped Christmas cake. Incredibly buttery, intensely vanilla-scented, and lacking any dried fruit, heavily dusted with powdered sugar.

The majestic Milanese Christmas bread. A towering, incredibly light, butter-and-egg-rich sweet bread studded with raisins and candied citrus peel, taking days to make using a natural sourdough starter.

The flamboyant king of Sicilian desserts. A sponge cake layered with sweetened ricotta and chocolate chips, encased in green marzipan, and covered in intricate royal icing and candied fruit.

Grandmother's Cake. A comforting Tuscan tart featuring a tender shortcrust pastry filled with a thick, lemon-scented pastry cream, completely covered with pine nuts.