Italian cuisine may be best known for pasta and pizza, but its desserts are just as divine, and these delicious cakes are the sweet, nutty, and fluffy proof.

Using a serrated knife, cut the panettone roughly into 1cm slices, then use about a third of these to line the bottom of a 23cm/9in springform cake tin. Tear off pieces to fit so that there are no ...

Beat egg yolks and sugar together until pale and well incorporated. Slowly add oil, then yogurt and vanilla extract. Sift in flour with baking soda and salt. Whip egg whites to soft peak and fold ...

This dessert is a heavenly combination in which juicy plums are served in a light cake batter. I like to serve it with some extra rum-soaked raisins and a creamy vanilla ice cream, although it is ...

The Milan-born baker made a cake every Sunday growing up and his bakes on the show were deliciously simple and often inspired by family tradition. His first book, Giuseppe’s Italian Bakes ...

It looks like a beautiful golden patchwork made out of cake. Now get on with the luscious filling. Whisk – using a freestanding electric mixer for ease – the eggs and sugar until very frothy ...

For dinner en famille, simply brush the cake with warm apricot jam, perhaps with a bit of rum stirred in. For something a bit fancier, drizzle on the second glaze just before serving.

Some of the ship's fun cost extra, and the pools were largely unusable due to the chilly air, but we rarely found ourselves ...

Delighted Strictly Come Dancing star Vito Coppola is celebrating after being awarded the title of Celebrity MasterChef ...