Nonna's Baking Secrets

Immerse yourself in this live cooking class hosted by an expert Italian home cook from the Cesarine community.

Join your Cesarina virtually in their home kitchen and discover authentic, age-old Italian recipes under their expert guidance. Our hosts are chosen for their lifelong cooking knowledge, passed down from their mammas and nonnas, and now to you.

Learn how to make one of the most famous dessert in Italy: Nonna’s cake or 'Torta della Nonna'. This is a very popular cake in Italy every Italian family will have their own version of this recipe that they enjoy after a hearty Sunday lunch.

With this delicious recipe, you will learn how to create the perfect shortcrust pastry. We'll teach you how to achieve crumbly and soft handmade pastry, filled with an indulgent custard cream.Add a crunchy flair to your creation by adding pinenuts (according to the original recipe) or you can use your favourite kind of nuts.

Shortcrust pastry and custard cream can be used for a wide range of sweet dishes and your Cesarina will teach you several variations (jam tart, apple tart) and inspiring ideas to customize and embellish your recipes.

This class is ideal if you want to learn just like Italians do in the kitchen, watching carefully and rolling up your sleeves to put your new knowledge to the test.