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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.
"English soup", as it was called, was the creation of an anonymous pastry cook smitten with the admiral, the English, and their spirit-soaked trifles. [4] The actual origins of zuppa inglese are uncertain. One theory states that it originated in the 16th-century kitchens of the Dukes of Este, the rulers of Ferrara.
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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 .
Turrón (Spanish:), torró (Catalan: / Valencian:) or torrone (Italian: [torˈroːne]) is a Mediterranean nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts, and usually shaped either into a rectangular tablet or a round cake.
Pandoro (Italian: [panˈdɔːro]) is an Italian sweet bread, most popular around Christmas and New Year. Typically a product of the city of Verona, Veneto, pandoro traditionally has an eight-pointed shape. [1] It is often dusted with vanilla scented icing sugar, which is said to resemble the snowy peaks of the Alps during Christmas.
Sfogliatella (Italian: [sfoʎʎaˈtɛlla]; Neapolitan: sfugliatella; pl.: sfogliatelle) is a shell-shaped pastry with a sweet or creamy filling, originating in the Campania region of Italy. [1] [2] Sfogliatella means 'small, thin leaf/layer', as the pastry's texture resembles stacked leaves. [citation needed]