Grandma Orie would make an Italian Easter cake. I always looked forward to it. The cake itself is more like a sweeter version ...

This delicious pear cake is an Italian classic and is lovely with a cuppa or served with cream as a dessert. Any ripe but firm pears will work. Grease and line the base of a 20cm/8in springform ...

and almond extract. To finish the cake, you will make a Chantilly cream icing from Italian mascarpone cheese, heavy whipping cream, confectioners' sugar, and more of the flavorful almond and ...