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Pinocchio egg, no lie is the sweet Easter Knam – Italian Cuisine


As master Geppetto gave birth to his son Pinocchio from wood, so the master pastry chef Ernest Knam modeled the Easter 2020 eggs representing the beloved fairy tale character

After the success of last year's chocolate unicorn, Ernst Knam is inspired by the world of fairy tales, creating the Pinocchio egg in his chocolate workshop.

Pinocchio Knam egg

The famous fairy tale character, so loved by children, for Easter 2020 is shown in a new super tasty guise. The Pnocchio egg it is available in two different versions, with dark or milk chocolate and can be customized to your liking with three different interchangeable noses of different length and type of chocolate: white, milk and dark.

Other novelties of Easter Knam

To keep company with the protagonist of Easter Knam, many other brand new chocolate creations inspired by the world of art and design. As in the case of Kane It is in the Koniglio modern, two subjects in dark chocolate which have as reference model the artistic creations in the neo-pop style of Jeffrey Koons.

Finally, the glamorous note of Easter 2020: the couple of monkeys in love, Herr and Frau Knam, he with the bow tie and she with the necklace. Subjects conceived and designed in detail by Frau Knam and subsequently created by the master chocolatier Ernst Knam.


However, the great classics of the Ernst Knam Pastry shop cannot be missing with the subjects that most evoke the Easter tradition such as Knam Pollo and Pollo Pollock, Knam Rabbit, cockerels and chickens, chicks, ducks and many other must of the offer .

There is no Easter without dove, so in addition to the classic dove with almonds and candied oranges, the pastry chef created the dove covered with chocolate Frau Knam Señorita 72 and toasted almonds. A new proposal that joins traditional cakes such as the pastiera (classic and chocolate) and two special edition cakes: the pistachio pastiera and the nest cake, inside which citrus fruits and exotic fruits, combined with chocolate, bring a fresh and colorful touch.

For the satisfaction of all palates, savory creations are also offered such as the Easter cake, the Easter gourmet panettone and finger food, to discover all the creations of Easter Knam visit the official website.

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quick and easy sweet recipes – Italian Cuisine

quick and easy sweet recipes


Our simplest cakes: a collection of recipes that are easy to prepare, but so good as to satisfy even the most demanding gourmands!

Short waiting times, few ingredients to use and quick steps, also suitable for beginners. This time the pastry is within everyone's reach: here are ours simple homemade cakes, very easy even for those who are not expert in the preparation of desserts. Simple yes, but good!

Apple pie, donut or chocolate cake? In the gallery you will find a collection of 30 easy cakes for all tastes, suitable for any time of day, from Breakfast a snack, until the dessert, also perfect for special occasions, such as one party of birthday. From the simplest to those with an extra touch!

Below, the ideas to prepare simple cakes to make with few ingredients that you will surely have at home. To improvise when the desire for sweet becomes unstoppable.

How to make simple cakes without baking

The best solution to prepare simple cakes? Avoid cooking! Of course, you could use a base such as ready-made puff pastry, but cakes without baking are the best for those who do not get away with the dough and the oven temperatures. To succeed in this endeavor, it is necessary to use a wild ingredient, i cookies!

Without forgetting the classic tiramisu and the beloved cheesecake, you can have fun with creativity or using what is in the pantry. The cakes with dry biscuits do not require the preparation of sponge cake or similar: enough soak the biscuits in milk or in coffee and making layers, alternating them possibly with one ready-made cream (did anyone say Nutella, whipped cream and mascarpone?). After a little rest in the fridge, it is ready to serve!

Simple cakes: chocolate!

A quick cake to prepare should require as few steps as possible, avoiding, for example, providing creams for the filling. Do you want to make sure that the cake is quite tasty even without a filling? This simple dark chocolate cake is the perfect recipe, because it hides a moist and creamy filling really irresistible.

You will need 250 g of dark chocolate, 100 g of butter, 4 eggs, 150 g of sugar and 1 tablespoon of flour. Cut the chocolate into small pieces and melt it, using the microwave or bain-marie. Add the soft butter, mixing it with the melted chocolate, and let it cool. Beat the eggs well with the sugar, using a whisk or an electric mixer. Gently add the chocolate and butter mixture, mixing from bottom to top, until you obtain a homogeneous mixture. Pour into the pan and bake at 180 ° in a preheated oven for about 25 minutes. Your simple chocolate cake is ready: serve as desired with or without icing sugar.

To make simple cakes you need the right cream!

If your difficulty concerns the sponge cake filling, you can rely on jams, jams is spreadable creams, or try one of these quick and easy cake creams.

The first is the Yogurt cream, which is prepared by mixing 250 g of whole yogurt with 30 g of icing sugar and 250 g of whipped cream.
The second is the milk cream: heat 500 ml of milk with 90 g of sugar, add about 20 g of cornstarch and mix quickly with a whisk. Flavored with lemon zest or vanilla.
The third is the mascarpone cream without eggs, to be prepared with 250 mascarpone, 150 g of whipped cream and 60 g of icing sugar: just add the soft mascarpone to the sugar and add the whipped cream to the mixture very gently, mixing from bottom to top.

Try our best simple cakes in the gallery above: the snack will be ready in a moment

Soft Sweet Focaccia Recipe – Italian Cuisine – Italian Cuisine

Soft Sweet Focaccia Recipe - Italian Cuisine


  • 500 g flour 0
  • 130 g milk
  • 90 g butter
  • 80 g caster sugar
  • 30 g raisins
  • 20 g brewer's yeast
  • an egg
  • half a vanilla bean
  • lemon
  • raw sugar
  • salt

For the recipe for the sweet soft focaccia, soak the raisins in the water. Bring the milk to the boil with the vanilla, 60 g of granulated sugar and 5 g of salt. Remove it from the heat and, when it is warm, remove the vanilla and melt the yeast and 75 g of butter.

Work the flour with the egg and milk until a smooth and elastic dough is obtained; at the end incorporate the raisins, drained, slightly squeezed and floured. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it rise at 30 ° C for 30 '.

Then spread it in a buttered pan (27 × 38 cm) and brush it with 5 tablespoons of water mixed with 20 g of sugar and 12 g of lemon juice. Let rise for another 30 '. Finally, sprinkle with raw sugar and bake at 210 ° C for about 20-25 ′. It is also delicious with jam.

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