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Colomba di Pasqua Italian Easter Cake

£23.95
£19.95
£23.95
Carluccio's signature Italian Easter cake baked in the shape of a Dove. Made with the same dough as our famous panett...

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Description

Carluccio's signature Italian Easter cake baked in the shape of a Dove.

Made with the same dough as our famous panettone. The Colomba is studded with candied orange peel & sultanas and topped with a hazelnut icing, whole almonds & sugar nibs.

An Italian Sweet with history

In the 1930's, a bakery in Milan wanted to offer Panettone at another time of the year. They baked it in a dove shaped mould and it was an immediate success and Colomba, dove in Italian, was born and is now the most popular Easter cake in Italy.

Baked by our producers of Panettone Tradizionale in Piemonte, these are buttery cakes, proved twice for several hours so the flavours blend and develop, making them soft and fluffy, just like our Panettone.

Once baked, they are hung upside down to cool and wrapped by hand with a colourful ribbon.

Ingredients

Nutritional information (typical value for 100g)

Colomba di Pasqua Italian Easter Cake

£23.95
£19.95
£23.95

Piemonte - Read more

Piemonte

Piemonte (or Piedmont) is the second largest region of Italy, found in the north west of the country. Its largest city and the original capital of Italy is Turin, the bustling business and culture hub of northern Italy. Turin is filled with a mixture of 16th and 18th century renaissance, baroque and neo classical architecture. More up-to-date, it is also home to Juventus FC, one of Italy’s best football teams.

Moving away from the cities, Piedmont is known for its connection to the Alps. Almost half of the region is covered by mountains, making it one of Italy’s top skiing destinations. The geography of the region generates great agricultural farm land and it is best known for its grapes and wine production. Barolo and Barbaresco red wines are made from the Nebbiolo grape, and the sparkling Asti Spumante comes from the Moscato grape.

Besides wine, the region also produces a vast amount of Italian risotto rice. Arborio, Carnaroli and 11 other varieties of rice are grown in paddy fields, irrigated by river water.