Italian Cakes


	Italian Cakes More than just Tiramisu!" 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! 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 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 Almond Cake Recipe Amaretto Cake Recipe Amaretto Mousse Cheesecake Applesauce Cake Recipe Beer Cake Blueberry Cake Recipe *Blueberry Coffee* Cake Recipe Cappuccino Cake Caramel Cake Chocolate Amaretto Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake Chocolate Torte Recipe Chocolate Walnut Cake Coconut Cake Recipe Date Bread Double Chocolate Brownie Recipe Eggnog Cake Recipe Flourless Chocolate Torte Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe Harvey Wallbanger Cake Italian Cream Cake Recipe Key Lime Cake Lady Fingers Recipe Lemon Pound Cake Mint Brownie Recipe Orange Bread Recipe Peach Cake Recipe Pear Cake Recipe Ricotta Cake Pistachio Cake Recipe Plum Cake Recipe Pumpkin Cake Pumpkin Bread Recipe Spice Cake Recipe Sour Cream Cake Recipe The BEST Tiramisu Recipe Walnut Cake Recipe Yogurt Cake Frostings - Glazes - Icings Caramel Frosting Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting Coffee Frosting Orange Glaze Lemon Frosting Recipe Lemon Sauce Recipe Back to the top of Italian Cakes. I love sugar and I eat dessert EVERYDAY! Ok, not MASSIVE amounts. But I do have to finish off the evening meal with a little sweet something. When I was a kid my health conscience mother would ration my Halloween candy. Her mantra was, "white sugar will kill you". But my Italian grandma always told me, "Everybody needs a little bit of sugar." :-) So, to get my October Halloween sugar fix I will make the traditional Italian cookie recipe, Venetian Bones of the Dead. Italians make these for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd. So - hey, our holiday in America - Halloween is the closest. So - while the neighborhood is slamming down a bunch of gross mass produced candy on October 31st, I'll have a real goodie. Oh yeah, I'll have to post it too! (Eventually!) You know how it is. Work. Kids. Clean. Cook. I'll see if Bones Of The Dead is in my grandma's first recipe file she started when she married in 1932. Most of the recipes on my site came from her influence. If they aren't in her file - then I got them from her friends. And the remainder I experimented with adapting her style. I hope she looks down and smiles this Halloween. Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About**
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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.

What makes a cake authentically "Italian"?