Do you feel like you are a dessert master? Do you know everything there is to know about desserts and their history? Then you should easily be able to pinpoint the origin of these 22 delicious desserts. Test your culinary knowledge and see how many you get correct!
Tiramisu Cups
These tiramisu cups are the easiest way to enjoy the famous tiramisu in no time! With roots in the Trevino dialect, the word tiramisu literally means "pick me up." Tiramisu is an Italian no-bake dessert made by layering coffee-soaked sponge cake cookies (ladyfingers) with mascarpone and then topping it off with cocoa powder. A fun historical fact about this classic dessert is that it's said to have been invented by a clever "maitresse" from a house of pleasure in the town of Trevino, Italy, in the 1800s.
Go to the recipe: Tiramisu Cups
(Italian)
Sacher Torte Cake
Austrian Sacher torte cake is a Viennese specialty, and it's a European cake recipe that defines elegance. Two layers of chocolate sponge cakes, a fine layer of apricot jam, and a smooth chocolate glaze make this dessert a must-try European cake, one of the best European chocolate desserts for sure.
Go to the recipe: Sacher Torte Cake
(Austria)
Panna Cotta
This creamy Coconut panna cotta with Passion fruit is a light and refreshing Italian dessert that is bursting with coconut flavor. As fancy, as it looks, making Panna cotta, is incredibly quick and easy with very few simple ingredients, in fact, this recipe is dairy-free.
Go to the recipe: Panna Cotta
(Italian)
Fraisier Cake
Elegant Fraisier cake is often seen in Patisserie windows and revered as a famous French pastry dessert. Buttery, fluffy sponge layers, decadent vanilla bean créme mousseline, and fresh strawberries are all you need.
Go to the recipe: Fraisier cake
(French)
Orange Aperol Spritz Cake
We found the perfect adult-only, luxurious boozy summer cake for you. We love Aperol Spritz, and we love cake. So combining both was a lot of fun. This oil-based orange Aperol spritz cake won't harden in the fridge and is super moist and fluffy, and the orange Aperol topping makes it taste exactly like the cocktail but in cake form.
Go to the recipe: Orange Aperol Spritz Cake
(Italian)
Mille Feuille
Mille Feuille is a classic French pastry defined by its alternating flaky pastry layers and smooth cream filling. This recipe makes the French treat easy to follow, breaking it down step by step so that you can recreate the beautiful bakery treat right in your own kitchen.
Recipe: Mille Feuille
(French)
Homemade Nutella
Nutella is well known worldwide as the sweetened chocolate hazelnut spread that is often used to spread on toast for breakfast, fill cakes, and cupcakes, or simply it is eaten out of a jar with a spoon on gloomy rainy days. Nutella is manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero and was first introduced in 1964.
Go to the recipe: Homemade Nutella
(Italian)
Tiramisu
Tiramisu is one of the most popular Italian coffee dessert recipes. It’s a layered dessert made with ladyfingers infused with freshly brewed coffee. To finish the decadent treat, you top it with cocoa powder, which perfectly complements the coffee flavor.
Go to the recipe: Tiramisu
(Italian)
Victoria Sponge Cake
Victoria sponge cake is a classic British cake named after the famous British queen, so it is certainly one of the most famous European cakes. Bake moist layers of sponge cake and sandwich them together with strawberry jam and lashings of whipped cream. I decorate my Victoria sponge cake with more piped whipped cream and fresh fruit, and it looks so decadent and regal.
Go to the recipe: Victoria Sponge Cake
(England)
Burnt Cheesecake
This Basque burnt cheesecake recipe comes together in just five minutes and only uses five simple ingredients, yet it has such an unbelievable texture and taste. Basque Burnt Cheesecake, or San Sebastian Cheesecake, is the easiest cheesecake of all; honestly, it's a must-try! There is no water bath, but the result is still the creamiest, most amazing custard-like texture with a caramelized top.
Go to the recipe: Basque Burnt Cheesecake
(Spain)
Homemade Ferrero Rocher Bonbons
Ferrero Rocher is a chocolate hazelnut-based confectionery product by the Italian Chocolate company called Ferrero. Ferrero Rocher was introduced in 1982 in Europe, nowadays roughly 3.6 billion Ferrero Rochers are sold each year in over 40 countries. Each Ferrero Rocher hazelnut ball consists of a whole roasted hazelnut encased in a thin wafer shell filled with hazelnut cream and covered in milk chocolate and chopped hazelnuts.
Go to the recipe: Homemade Ferrero Rocher Bonbons
(Italian)
Ricotta Pie
This easy Italian (Sicilian) ricotta pie with a hint of lemon is one of the creamiest, most delicious European desserts you will ever make! Classic Ricotta Pie is traditionally a Spring dessert associated with Easter, but I think you can enjoy it at any time of year. The fresh lemon flavor, creamy filling, and crispy pie crust us the most amazing flavor and texture combination.
Go to the recipe: Ricotta pie
(Italian)
Rum Baba
Rum baba (or "Baba au rhum") is a yeasted bundt cake (similar to brioche) soaked in rum syrup that was invented in Paris in the 19th century. It's a moist, boozy, and unbelievably tasty French dessert usually smothered in whipped mascarpone frosting and perhaps best enjoyed by adults!
Get the recipe: Rum Baba
(French)
Homemade Ladyfingers
Leave the premade ladyfingers at the store and whip up a fresh batch with this recipe. Using only six ingredients, these homemade ladyfingers come out fluffy and delicious, with the perfect amount of golden crust. Although ladyfingers are said to be rather French, they made it to the list due to their popularity in Italian desserts such as tiramisu.
Go to the recipe: Homemade Ladyfingers
(Italian)
Strawberry Charlotte Cake
This no-bake strawberry Charlotte cake recipe (Charlotte aux Fraises) consists of fluffy ladyfingers in and around the cake filled with incredibly silky Crème mousseline (pastry cream enriched with butter), and delicious fresh strawberries. It is one of the easiest cakes ever with incredible delicious professional patisserie-looking results! Ladyfingers are used in lots of Italian desserts but this beautiful cake is actually French.
Go to the recipe: Strawberry Charlotte Cake
(French)
Strawberry Pavlova
This strawberry Pavlova cake is the perfect dessert for Spring and Summer, the most amazing Pavlova dessert ever! Crunchy on the outside, marshmallow texture inside, decorated with homemade whipped cream, fresh strawberry, and some mint leaves!
Go to the recipe: Strawberry Pavlova
(Australia)
Beignets
Popular in French cuisine and a staple in the Louisiana city of New Orleans, these New Orleans-style homemade beignets are fun to make and hard to resist! Their light, sweet, and pillowy texture make them the perfect treat to enjoy any time of day: For breakfast, an afternoon snack, or dessert. Top them with sugar, fill them with cream, or dip them in your morning coffee.
Go to the recipe: Beignets
(French)
Bavarian Cream
Bavarian cream or Crème Bavarois is a classic French dessert made with just six simple ingredients: Milk, sugar, egg, vanilla, gelatin, and heavy cream. This light and creamy treat is super flavorful and perfect for your donuts, cakes, and pastries as a topping or filling. It is so versatile and delicious that you can even enjoy it as a dessert on its own!
Go to the recipe: Bavarian Cream
(French)
Pear Galette
This incredibly delicious Fall Pear Galette is the perfect dessert to welcome the colder weather. Easier to make than pie, it's a super rich and buttery rustic crust that is layered with perfectly spiced tender poached pears that melt in your mouth and some crunchy roasted walnuts to finish with!
Go to the recipe: Pear Galette
(French)
Cotton Cheesecake
This Jiggly Japanese cheesecake recipe is the ultimate fluffy, souffle-like cheesecake that some refer to as Japanese Cotton cheesecake due to its unique texture. The jiggly cheesecake consists of a few basic ingredients you probably already have at home, the most important part of the recipe is the actual technique that I will teach you!
Go to the recipe: Japanese Cheesecake
(Japanese)
Chocolate Brioche
For chocolate lovers who also enjoy the tender, fluffy texture of brioche bread, this chocolate brioche gives you the best of both worlds! This easy chocolate brioche recipe takes classic brioche bread and fills it with swirls of creamy chocolate and cocoa powder before topping it with melted butter. Enjoy it for breakfast with a cup of coffee or for an after-dinner treat!
Go to the recipe: Chocolate Brioche
(French)
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Go to the recipes: Greek Desserts
Best Cheesecake Toppings
All the best cheesecake toppings to try, in one place! If you love baking cheesecake but want more ideas for cheesecake toppings, you've certainly come to the right place.
Go to the recipes: Best Cheesecake Toppings
Best French Pastries
Our guide to the best French pastries contains the most famous French desserts with recipes and tutorials on how you can make them yourself. I chose these French pastries and desserts because they are the most delicious and famous French pastries, and also the most reliable recipes.
Go to the recipes: French Pastries
This article originally was published as Best Italian Desserts at Spatula Desserts.
marilyn
Loved all your recipes. Live in the UK and am an Independent Advisor for Thermomix for which I will be putting your recipes on the Thermomix.
Katalin Nagy
I appreciate you trying my recipes, however but you cannot put my recipes into Thermomix or any other website, forum etc.Please create your own recipes.