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This is a list of Italian desserts and pastries. Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Italian desserts have been heavily influenced by cuisine from surrounding countries and those that have invaded Italy, such as Greece, Spain, Austria, and France.
Panettone [a] is an Italian type of sweet bread and fruitcake, originally from Milan, Italy, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year in Western, Southern, and Southeastern Europe, as well as in South America, Eritrea, [6] Australia, the United States, and Canada.
Torta caprese is a flourless Italian cake made with chocolate and almonds or hazelnuts. [1] Named for the island of Capri , where it originated, the cake is widely known and especially popular in nearby Naples .
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Zuppa inglese (/ ˈ z uː p ə ɪ ŋ ˈ ɡ l eɪ z eɪ, ˈ s uː-/ ZOO-pə ing-GLAY-zay, SOO-, Italian: [ˈdzuppa iŋˈɡleːze, ˈtsuppa iŋˈɡleːse]; lit. ' English soup ' ) is an Italian dessert with layers of custard and sponge cake dipped in liqueur, perhaps derived from trifle .
Torta setteveli (lit. ' seven-veil cake ') is a seven-layer cake.Traditionally served at birthdays, it includes chocolate and hazelnuts.It is traditionally served at birthday parties in Palermo, Sicily.
Mass-produced pastries are also sometimes called pâtisserie. In Holland, banketbakkerij. The word banketgebak is used for the confections sold in such an establishment. In Hungary, the term cukrászda is used to refer to a pâtisserie. In Italy, pasticceria (Italian pronunciation: [pastittʃeˈriːa]).
Torta mimosa is an Italian dessert first created in the comune (municipality) of Rieti, Lazio, in the 1950s. [1] The name is given by the small pieces of sponge cake scattered on the surface, which resemble mimosa flowers in shape. Thanks to the flower's connection with International Women's Day, the cake is also often used to celebrate this ...