Name: Panforte
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes: 10–12-portion cake
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1 tbs icing sugar; 150 g / 5 oz clear honey; 265 g / 9 oz mixed candied peel, chopped; 120 g / 4 oz ground almonds; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 120 g / 4 oz almonds, blanched and slivered; 120 g / 4 oz hazelnuts, toasted and halved; 120 g / 4 oz light soft brown sugar; 1 tsp ground mace

Preparation info

Makes:
10–12
-portion cake

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

The traditional Italian Christmas cake now identified with Siena. Richly spiced, crammed with candied fruit and nuts yet wheat flour-free, this is a delectable festive cake that’s also simple to prepare.

Ingredients

120 g / 4 oz light soft brown sugar
150 g / 5

Method

Weigh the sugar. Spread it out across the scale pan to make a bed for measuring the honey on top. Immediately tip sugar and honey into a pan and heat gently, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat but keep the mixture warm.

Measure all the other ingredients – except the icing sugar – into a bowl and mix well. Pour on the honey mixture and stir until it forms one m