For the unawares, cassata is a traditional Sicilian sponge cake with ... chopped pears into its batter. Some recipes even ...

Grease a 23cm/9in round deep spring-form cake tin. Shape the dough into a ball and place it into the prepared tin. Cover, or place inside a large plastic bag, and leave to rise for three hours ...

For Christmas desserts with a difference – from fabulous French canelés to sublime Sicilian cassata and perky Portuguese pastéis de nata, via trusty coffee and walnut cake – we've raided the recipe ...

Cuccidati are Sicilian Christmas cookies made from a rich ... and Marsala wine for a complex flavor. Recipe developer Michelle Bottalico has created a recipe for cuccidati that breaks down the ...