Torta paesana (lit. 'village cake'), also known in English as black cake, milk cake or bread cake, is a cake of the Lombard cuisine, notably from Brianza.[1] Its main ingredients are stale bread, milk and cocoa, often enriched with biscuits, amaretti di Saronno, sugar, pine seeds, raisins, candied orange and citron and aromatized with anise.[2] As a traditional cake, without a codified recipe, it presents a great number of variants.[3] It is homemade or sold in bakeries during autumn, for city festivals[4] or religious celebrations.
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| Alternative names | Black cake, milk cake, bread cake, torta papina, torta paciarella, michelacc |
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| Type | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Brianza |
| Main ingredients | Bread, milk, cocoa, biscuits, amaretti di Saronno, sugar, pine seeds, raisins, candied orange and citron, anise |
| Variations | Anisette, rum, butter, eggs |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Torta Paesana from Iris Gavazzi". 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Michelasc Pie or Torta Paesana Cake".
- ^ "Torta Paesana with Amaretti Cookies and Chocolate Recipe". 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Concorezzo, torna la gara di torte paesane".