Panforte

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    Cake
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

  • About

Panforte is a medieval recipe from the twelfth or thirteenth century, a speciality of Siena in Italy, where nearly every shop seems to feature it. This rich cake is sold in huge wheels of both blonde and dark panforte (the latter made by adding cocoa) and will keep for about 2 weeks.

Ingredients

  • 4 small sheets rice paper (see Note)
  • 100 g ( oz/

Method

  1. Butter and line the base of a 20 cm (8 inch) spring-form cake tin with rice paper. Cut a few thin strips to line the side as well.