Panettone is the traditional Italian new year’s cake. It name implies that it is actually considered to be a large or special bread (“Pane” in Italian) rather than a modern days cake. In fact, traditional cake recipes originated from the addition of something tasty in the bread’s dough before baking it. The Italians from the…

From Tuscany to Piedmont, this chestnut delight is enjoyed since centuries. The traditional recipe was always simple and vegan, and we only dared to add some chocolate chips in it to make it even tastier.

Mochi is the general name of a rice “cake”, i.e. a mash of rice. In ancient times it was a form to preserve leftover cooked rice invented by the Chinese. However, since many centuries already it is made on purpose for making traditional Japanese confections, Wagashi in Japanese. Along the years the name associated most…