6 Italian baking recipes

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Check out our sweet Italian baking ideas, from a show-stopping Sicilian ricotta cake to twists on polenta cake and a traditional Easter cake

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Looking for a sweet Italian bake to serve at your next dinner party? Want an easy Italian cake for a summer afternoon tea event? Try our baking ideas including polenta cake to serve with coffee, Italian ricotta cake and a traditional Easter cake similar to panettone. Plan a full dinner party with our Italian recipes, and check out our Italian desserts for more inspiration.

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Best Italian baking recipes

Italian Easter cake

A yeasty bake that's similar to a panettone, check out this traditional Italian Easter cake, topped with candied fruit, sugar and almonds.

Zuccotto

A classic Italian dessert with sponge, chocolate and a splash of booze, try our version of zuccotto for an impressive dinner party dessert.

A round chocolate cake covered with icing sugar and cocoa

Sicilian ricotta cake

This impressive Sicilian ricotta cake will steal the show at dinner, with chunks of chocolate studded through creamy baked ricotta. It's deceptively easy to make, too.

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Italian lemon cake

Amalfi lemons give a strong, intense lemony aroma in our Italian cake recipe, making a fitting summery cake which is a real crowd pleaser, too.

Blood orange polenta drizzle cake

Our take on polenta cake uses juicy blood oranges for extra wow factor. It's easy to make and is the ideal sweet treat to accompany your morning coffee.