Brownie cheesecake with raspberry sauce

For: 6 persons
Difficulty: low

INGREDIENTS:
for the brownie:

• 3eggs
• 190 g sugar
• 125 g dark chocolate
• 125g butter
• 150g flour
• vanilla

for the cheescake:

• 200g robiola ( is an Italian soft-ripened cheese)
• 150g ricotta cheese
• 75g fresh cream
• 20g greek yogurt
• 100g sugar
• vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon flour
• 1 untreated lemon

for the raspberry sauce:

• 200g raspberry
• 100g icing sugar
• 1 lemon

PREPARATION:

Separately in a double boiler, melt the dark chocolate and the butter.Whisk the eggs and sugar, adding the choccolate ,the butter ,the flour and the vanilla.Line a square baking pan with parchment paper, pour the mixture and level the surface.

Mix all the ingredients for the  cheescake with grated lemon rind and the vanilla.Pour the cream gently on the brownie without the 2 being mixed. Bake it for 20-25 min at 180degrees.

Blend the raspberry, incorporate the sugar and the filtered juice of lemon.

Serve the cold sweet accompanying it with the sauce.

Puff pastry with fruit

For : 8 persons
Difficulty : medium

INGREDIENTS:

• 400g ready puff pastry
• 5 yolks
• 120g granulated sugar
• 150ml dry Marsala (wine)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 150g fresh cream 
• 1 bunch black grapes
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar 
• flour

PREPARATION:
Flour the work surface ,roll out the puff pastry (thin) and cut it in to 3 pieces of 18 x 30 cm.
Bake each one for 15 min at 200 degrees.Into a pan whip the yolks and sugar until they will be frothy,add the cornstarch ,the wine and  thicken them over low heat stirring constantly.
Let it cool stirring once in a while and  add the fresh cream. Put one puff pastry and add the cream ,putting on a layer of grapes cut in half and repeat with all the puff pastry and the cream .Let it in the fridge for at least 1h.Serve with icing sugar on top and decorate with some grapes .

Trifle in dark cup

For : 4 persons
Difficulty: low


INGREDIENTS:
 for trifle:

• 300g sponge cake
• 4 tablespoons of Alchermes(or any type of liquor)
• 80g sugar
• 70 g dark chocolate

for the cream:

• 250 ml milk
• 2 yolks
• 60 g sugar
• 30 g flour
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

PREPARATION:

Whip the yolks and the sugar until you obtain a soft cream, add the flour and the vanilla extract.Heat the milk in a bowl and pour it on the compound.Put the cream back  on the stove over low heat for at least 5 min.

Dissolve the sugar with 200 ml of water, add the liquor and let it to cool.Wet the sponge cake with the syrup.Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.Compose the trifle altering the cream, the sponge cake and the melted chocolate.Let it in the fridge for at least 2 h.

Pandoro and hazelnut tart

For: 6 persons
Difficulty: low

INGREDIENTS:
for the pasta:

• 300 g flour
• 170 g butter
• 150 g sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

for the stuffing:

• 180g Pandoro
• 125 g chocolate
• 60 ml fresh cream

PREPARATION:

Mix all the ingredients for the pasta until you get a homogeneous mixture.Wrap in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 40 min.Meanwhile buttered and flour a round pan and heat the oven for 170 degrees.Roll out the pastry ,cover the pan with it and stick the dough with a fork. Place a sheet of baking paper clipped round the dough and fill it with dried beans so as not to infiate the pastry.Bake it for 15-20 min : the dough will have to be cooked but not too dry.Melt the chocolate ,crumble the Pandoro and whip the fresh cream and stir everything.Fill the base of pastry with this compound and slice it .

Chocolate and pears delight

For: 4 persons
Difficulty : medium



INGREDIENTS:

 for the pastry:

• 165 g flour
• 125 g butter
• 30 g sugat
• 30 g almonds

 

for the stuffing:

• 4-5 pears
• 90 g butter
• 45 g cocoa powder 
• 200 g brown sugar
• 45 g flour
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

 for decoration:

• icing sugar

PREPARATION:

Pour into a bowl the flour, the sugar, the chopped almonds, 3-4 tablespoons of water and the butter and knead until the mixture is very crumbly.Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 min. Roll out the pastry, lined a baking pan and let rest in the refrigerator.

Peel the pear,remove the seeds and cut them into 4 pieces,Prick the dough with a fork and sprinkle with sugar.Put on the pears and bake it for 15 min at 180°C.  Meanwhile melt the butter and the cocoa mixing well.Mounted the egg and the brown sugar , add the butter and cocoa and sift over the flour. Stir everything and  add the vanilla extract.Pour it on the pears and bake it for anther 15 min.Leave to cool and sprinkle the cake with icing sugar 

Cake with citrus fruits and milk chocolate

For : 6 persons
Difficulty: medium

INGREDIENTS
   for the cake:

• 150g milk chocolate
• 90 g almonds
• 60 g flour type "00"
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 
• 1 lemon
• 1 orange
• 4eggs
• 125g sugar
• 2 spoon milk
• 20g butter                                                                                                    

                                             

 for decoration:

• 170 ml fresh cream
• icing sugar

PREPARATION:

Grease a mold and cover the bottom with parchment paper.Chop 100g chocolate with a tablespoon of grated citrus zest. Add the flour and the almonds and blend them briefly.Beat the eggs yolks and the sugar,and then add the previous mixture and the warm milk,Whip the eggs whites with a pinch of salt and stir everything with the aid of a spatula and making movements from bottom up.Add the baking powder and pour the mixture in the mold. Bake it for 45 min at 180°C. When the cake is cooled, cut it into 2 pieces.Melt the chocolate in a double boiler remained and spread the base of the cake.Stuffed with whipped cream and cover with the top of the cake,Let on the fridge for 20 min and add on top the icing sugar and chocolate flakes.

Sweet pumpkin

For: 4 persons
Difficulty: medium

INGREDIENTS:

• 600g pumpkin
• 1.5 l milk
• 50g butter
• 100g flour
• 80 g honey
• 2 eggs
• 80g sugar

PREPARATION:

 Place the pumpkin in a glass bowl and cover with plastic wrap and place in the microwave for 20 min until it is tender and it is possible to obtain a puree.Aside,melt the butter with the honey diluted in warm water and add the pumpkin puree.Stirring constantly, add the flour and cook until the mixture will not result dense.Let it to cool. Add the  eggs ( only the yorks) and whisk the egg white. Incoporated to the mixture gently the egg whites. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the sugar until it will reach a goldenn color,then pour it in a mold.Add the mixture into caramelized mold and bake in a moderate oven to 180 °C for 20-25 min. Cool it and overturned on the plate.

Donut

For: 10 persons
Difficulty: low

                                                               
INGREDIENTS:

• 1 kg flour
• 400 g sugar
• 4eggs
• 1 baking powder
• grated one lemon peel
• 300 g butter
• milk

PREPARATION:

Knead in a bowl the eggs and sugar, add  butter, the grated lemon peel and the flour gradually and finally the milk until you have a farly soft dough.Add the baking powder and mix well.

Grease a mold of the shape that you prefer,put the mixture and bake it at 200°C for 30min. When it will be golden color, remove from the oven and let to cool.

Cannoli siciliani

For : 10 persons
Difficulty: low

                                                  

                                                   INGREDIENTS :
For waffles:

• 200g flour
• 30 g cocoa powder
• 25g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 20g butter
• salt
• 1 spoon rum

         For stuffing :

• 1kg sweet cottage cheese
• 500g sugar
• milk
• vanilla
• cinnamon
• 100 g diced candied mixed
• 100 g plain chocolate into small pieces

For decoration: 

• reduced pistachio grit
• icing sugar

PREPARATION:

For the preparation of waffles you have to mixed in a bowl the flour,cocoa powder, the butter and eggs, add the rum at the end.Knead well until the mixture will not be homogeneous, then wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest for half an hour. Then roll out the dough and cut into squares of about 10 cm per side,the wrap the squares into special metal tubes and fry in plenty of olive oil. Let it dry and after than take the special metal tubes.
For the stuffing, beat the sweet cottage cheese and sugar with the fork, stretch it with a can of milk and flavoring with cinnamon. Sieve and stir in the diced candied fruit and the pieces of chocolate. The stuffed pasta shells and sprinkle the out parts with chopped pistachio . Sprinkle externally with icing sugar.