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Best Pumpkin Bread Recipe with Chocolate & Caramel (Easy)

Best Pumpkin Bread Recipe

September 28, 2016 by Florentina 7 Comments

The best pumpkin bread recipe from scratch loaded with dark chocolate chips, organic canned pumpkin puree, smooth extra virgin olive oil ( no butter ), then covered in sea salt caramel and toasted coconut. Like a Samoa style decadent cake my friends! Easy like Sunday morning! You can of course keep it simple and use store bought caramel or make your own, I’ll include instructions below for the homemade version.    I used a mix of coconut and granulated cane sugars, simply because I love ...

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Cannoli Filling Recipe

Cannoli Cream Filling Recipe

September 11, 2016 by Florentina 19 Comments

An authentic, easy Sicilian cannoli cream filling recipe / dip, I picked up while in Sicily last summer, served with chocolate dipped pizzelle cookies.  Today we are going to learn how to make cannoli filling or dip, the simple Italian way! Because who doesn’t love cannoli right ? Authentic Cannoli Siciliani that is, filled with the freshest sheep’s milk ricotta cheese and candied fruit or nuts.  Before I hear it from the "Cannoli Police" I would like to tell you that there is nothing ...

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Italian Wedding Cookies Recipe

Italian Wedding Cookies Recipe

June 17, 2016 by Florentina 23 Comments

Easy and quick, this is the best Italian wedding cookies recipe ever. Loaded with walnuts and hazelnuts and coated in fluffy powder sugar like a snowball, these Italian cookies are sure to steal everybody’s heart!  I know this is random you guys, and tough I have made and photographed more than 5 seasonal recipes this week, today I bring you the best Cookies. Last night I started craving cookies, so weird, so random, but couldn’t help it. And then I remembered I stocked up on organic butter ...

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Italian Lemon Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Italian Lemon Olive Oil Cake Recipe with Berries & Mascarpone

June 5, 2016 by Florentina 149 Comments

The best Italian lemon olive oil cake of your dreams, dressed festively with layers of whipped mascarpone cheese, lemon curd, a honey lemon blueberry sauce and finished with juicy, fresh blackberries. Like a Tiramisu, but even better! This Italian lemon olive oil cake is Everything and a bucket of organic blackberries!  Today I bring to you the first official cake recipe on Ciao Florentina. I don’t even know where to really start, because I am so excited about this you guys. I mean, yours ...

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Chocolate Ricotta Muffins Recipe ( Olive Oil Muffins )

Chocolate Ricotta Muffins Recipe ( Olive Oil Muffins )

April 10, 2016 by Florentina 1 Comment

Italian chocolate ricotta muffins to give any muffin a run for the money ! |To make these ricotta muffins you will need Silicone Baking Cups like these or These | I made us the fluffiest cheesecake like chocolate ricotta muffins with extra virgin olive oil and lots of smooth dark chocolate. Perfect for Mother’s Day and even served on pretty fuchsia pink rose petals for the prettiest presentation.  If you’ve been reading this blog for some time, then you’ll know we believe in ricotta muffins, ...

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Mascarpone Olive Oil Banana Bread Bundt Cake Recipe

Banana Bread Cake

November 12, 2015 by Florentina 6 Comments

An easy, to die for banana bread cake filled with creamy Mascarpone cheese and covered in a silky lemon glaze!  Ok, so Is it banana bread or cake ? What's the difference? Well, it is a cake like banana bread technically. Like a bread but way better. Like the best banana bread cake I’ve ever made, because on top of the moist ricotta cheese dough, it also has little pockets of Mascarpone cheese all throughout. Killer! And just because it is the holiday season, I also whipped up a ...

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Orange Cranberry Ricotta Cake Recipe

Sicilian Ricotta Cheesecake Recipe

November 7, 2014 by Florentina 11 Comments

Authentic Sicilian ricotta cake recipe, easy, gluten free and decadent. Simply baked creamy whole milk ricotta cheese mixed together with a bit of coconut flour, organic eggs, vanilla, some orange or lemon zest and a little sugar for sweetness. Basically an Italian style cheesecake! Below I shared the classic recipe with you, feel free to get creative depending on the occasion.   During the winter holidays I top it with my cranberry blackberry sauce for a festive presentation, and during ...

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Espresso Pumpkin Walnut Bread

Espresso Pumpkin Nut Bread Recipe

September 4, 2014 by Florentina 2 Comments

An Espresso Pumpkin Nut Bread Recipe for the coffee and pumpkin lovers of the world. Let's get caffeinated!  Wake up and smell the coffee, and the pumpkins, because this the season to pumpkin everything. That's it! No more tomatoes, but please don't quote me on that one tough... You know how I roll.. Brace yourselves for pumpkin lattes, pumpkin breads, pumpkin stews and soups and plain old pumpkin out of the can. What ..? It's good for you, trust me! Have you ever tried putting it on your ...

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