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Have a sweet day

May 12, 2008 by kitchenetta

Here are a couple more tasty treats that I made from Dolce Italiano, Gina de Palma’s dessert book that is simply extraordinary. Each recipe has been unique and awesome so far, and I look forward to exploring all of them.

Here is her Grappa Soaked Sponge Cake. I had no grappa, so I used brandy, and of course, margarine instead of butter. It was fabulous!

And here are her lemony semolina cookies - this recipe made about 5 dozen, and talk about the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea or coffee…..

Both of these recipes say “spring” to me, and were not complicated to make. We enjoy one recipe a week here from her book - I can’t wait for this week’s.

Posted in Italian, cake, cookies, dairyfree recipes, desserts, lemon | 2 Comments

2 Responses to “Have a sweet day”

on May 14, 2008 at 12:45 am1 LisaRene

I see what you mean about unique, these are wonderful. I’m quite intrigued by the semolina cookies, I imagine they have a very specific texture. The brandy soaked sponge cake looks fabulous! Brandy is much better then frosting
on May 14, 2008 at 1:23 pm2 kitchenetta

The cookies had a slight graininess, coupled with the lemon flavors. This made them impossible to just eat one. The brandy frosting gave the cake the nicest little crunch on the outside, which totally complemented the moist cake on the inside. What a wonderful and inventive chef Gina is.