Italian Sour Cream Cheesecake for the Italian Lovesong Cake

Old school fancy elegant Italian Sour Cream Cheesecake recipe wrapped in a homemade cookie crust for the double-decker Italian Lovesong Cake! Continue reading

Ladyfinger Cookie Crumb Crust for the Italian Lovesong Cake

This Homemade Ladyfinger Cookie Crumb recipe uses fresh-baked Ladyfinger cookies, roasted almonds and brown sugar for a sweet crumb base and wrap-around for the top cheesecake layer of the Italian Lovesong Cake. The elegant Italian Cheesecake rests gently upon a vintage Boiled Milk Cake that is frosted with a silky White Chocolate and Cream Cheese Frosting! Oh, and the top of the cake is topped with a uniquely delicate Hibiscus Custard! Continue reading

Boiled Milk Cake for The Italian Lovesong Cake

The Italian Lovesong Cake — a cake-upon-cake cake with an old-fashioned Boiled Milk Cake (Torta di Latte Caldo) on the bottom, double-decked with an elegant cheesecake (Torta di Latte Formaggio) that is wrapped in a Ladyfinger Cookie Crumb Crust, and dolloped center stage with a wildly unique Hibiscus Custard. Continue reading

Serving The Casanova Charlotte Russe

The Casanova Charlotte…an elegant Genoese Sponge Cake filled with Heirloom Frosting, topped with Wild Blackberry Baviaran Cream and wrapped in a double fence of homemade Ladyfingers! Recipe and step-by-step photos in a 4-part series. Continue reading

Creme Anglaise for The Casanova Charlotte

Creme Anglaise, a creamy vanilla custard sauce, to drizzle over each slice of The Casanova Charlotte. Continue reading

Bavarian Cream Mousse for The Casanova Charlotte

Wild Blackberry Bavarian Cream Mousse in our blog series on The Casanova Charlotte: A 4-layer Italian Genoese Sponge Cake layered with Wild Blackberry Heirloom Frosting, surrounded by a double-high fence of homemade Ladyfingers that is filled with Wild Blackberry Bavarian Cream, dotted on top with fresh berries, oh, and drizzled with Creme Anglaise (Vanilla Custard Sauce). Way! Continue reading

Italian Genoese Sponge Cake with Wild Blackberry Heirloom Frosting

Step-by-step for our blog series on this cake: A 4-layer Italian Genoese Sponge Cake layered with Heirloom Frosting and topped with chilled Wild Blackberry Bavarian Cream Mousse, dotted with fresh raspberries and blackberries, wrapped in a double fence of homemade Ladyfingers and drizzled with Creme Anglaise (Vanilla Custard Sauce). YO! Continue reading

Homemade Ladyfingers for the Way-Wild Blackberry Charlotte Russe

Homemade Ladyfingers step-by-step for our blog series on the Wild Blackberry Bavarian Charlotte Russe: A chilled 4-layer Genoese Sponge Cake layered with Heirloom Frosting and topped with Wild Blackberry Bavarian Cream Mousse, dotted with fresh local raspberries and blackberries, wrapped in a double fence of homemade Ladyfingers and drizzled with Creme Anglaise Vanilla Custard Sauce. Continue reading