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Zuppa Inglese alla Napoletana

Zuppa Inglese alla Napoletana

Ingredients for the Pan di Spagna (sponge cake): As you can see from the photo, we used Vanillina, it’s a powdered form of vanilla extract and is used frequently in Italy. It may not be easier to obtain than vanilla extract, but you may be able to find it in a...
Chocolate Mousse Cake

Chocolate Mousse Cake

One summer we had a chocolate mousse cake recipe contest. The contest was between recipes to find the best one. One thing I found was that there is no consensus of exactly what a chocolate mousse cake is made of besides having mousse somewhere in it. I must have tried...
Traditional Rum Cake

Traditional Rum Cake

Ingredients for rum cake. The base of this dessert comes from a cake mix box. It’s one of my favorite recipes from The Cake Mix Doctor cookbook. Whenever I see cake mixes on sale at the store, I stock up on a couple of chocolate and yellow cake mixes so I have...
Chocolate Espresso Cake

Chocolate Espresso Cake

Looking for a chocolate dessert, but not this one? Try one of these: Chocolate Mousse – Gluten-free Chocolate Mousse Cake Flourless Chocolate Cake – Gluten-free, Dairy-free Fourth of July Brownie Chocolate Espresso Cake Simple cake that works well with...