Genoa cake
Fruit cake from Genoa, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Genoise cake or Genoa bread.
Genoa cake (Italian: pandolce or pandolce genovese)[2] is a fruit cake consisting of sultanas (golden-colored raisins), currants or raisins, glacé cherries, almonds, and candied orange peel or essence, cooked in a batter of flour, eggs, butter and sugar.[1][3]
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Alternative names | Pandolce, pandolce genovese | ||||||
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Type | Fruit cake | ||||||
Place of origin | Italy | ||||||
Region or state | Genoa, Liguria | ||||||
Main ingredients | Sultanas/raisins or currants, glacé cherries, flour, eggs, butter, sugar | ||||||
340 kcal (1424 kJ)[1] | |||||||
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