italian dessert recipes

Italian Cakes

More than just Tiramisu!"




Italian Cakes
Tiramisu is one of the most well known Italian cakes. BUT our cooking is like other ethnicities we have a variety! We don't cook one dessert to serve all year long! We use several key ingredients to flavor with and have a zillion different ways to make cakes!

Italian cakes 10 The most common ingredient used in Italian cakes are listed below. Most industrial bakeries and franchised restaurants fail miserably in their attempt. Why? Because they use cheap ingredients. The ingredients in these recipes are easy to find in most supermarkets. Try any one of these cake recipes, and I can guarantee you will have a more authentic flavor than MOST commercially sold goodies that have been sitting in a bakery case!






What makes a cake authentically "Italian"?



We generally use one or several of these ingredients:

  • almonds and hazelnuts


  • candied citron


  • ricotta, mascarpone, whipping cream


  • booze or wine to flavor




  • Italian Cakes Tiramisu is the most popular Italian dessert. And I mention this cake by itself, first and upfront. Why? Because it's well known. I don't get it, folks fall all over themselves to order a slice at a restaurant. BUT I want you to know - you can do better YOURSELF! I guarantee, even on your first try you can outdo Olive Garden's tiramisu! How do I know? I did it! I made this recipe last year for my husband's 49th birthday. It was stellar! And in my opinion this is the best tiramisu recipe.

    The Best Tiramisu Recipe

    This tiramisu recipe follows the traditional procedures and uses the traditional ingredients.






    You do know Italians make other cakes, right? We don't make tiramisu all year long! Our cakes use *normal* ingredients we just combine certain ones together. And you should have most of these ingredients sitting in your kitchen right now!


    Other Italian Cake Recipes


    italian cakes 12 Almond Cake Recipe

    Amaretto Cake Recipe

    Amaretto Mousse Cheesecake

    Apple Pound Cake

    Applesauce Cake Recipe

    Beer Cake

    eggnog cake Blueberry Cake Recipe

    Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe

    Cappuccino Cake

    Caramel Cake

    Chocolate Amaretto Cake

    Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

    chocolate walnut cake Chocolate Torte Recipe

    Chocolate Walnut Cake

    Coconut Layer Cake

    Coconut Cake Recipe

    Date Bread

    Double Chocolate Brownie Recipe

    fresh strawberry cake Eggnog Cake Recipe

    Flourless Chocolate Torte

    Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe

    Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe

    Harvey Wallbanger Cake

    Italian Cream Cake Recipe

    blueberry cake recipe Italian Rum Cake Recipe

    Jelly Roll Recipe

    Key Lime Cake

    Lady Fingers Recipe

    Lemonade Cake

    Lemon Layer Cake

    Italian cream cake recipe Lemon Pound Cake

    Mint Brownie Recipe

    Peach Cake Recipe

    Poppyseed Cake Recipe

    Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake

    Pear Cake Recipe

    italian cakes Pineapple Carrot Cake

    Pistachio Cake Recipe

    Plum Cake Recipe

    Pumpkin Cake

    Pumpkin Bread Recipe

    Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake

    mint brownie recipe Recipe For Pumpkin Cheesecake

    Ricotta Cake

    Spice Cake Recipe

    Sour Cream Cake Recipe

    The BEST Tiramisu Recipe

    Walnut Cake Recipe

    Whipped Cream Recipe

    coffee frosting Yogurt Cake

    Frostings - Glazes - Icings

    Click here to see my cake frosting recipes.






    Back to the top of Italian Cakes.



    Lisa Gianotti Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are:

    FAST

    Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture)

    And freeze-aheads

    A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist)

    Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5)

    Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum)

    Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that.

    Lisa


    Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love!







    Recipes on this site are from family cookbooks, family traditions, or intentional adaptations from traditional recipes to add an Italian flair. If a recipe was adapted or used from another cook - it is mentioned on the recipe page and the recipe author is given credit.