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"Ok, it's not perfect but it's so close that no one noticed a difference in my tiramisu. Mascarpone costs about four times as much as these ingredients at our local markets. Give it a try if you face the same costs and I doubt you'll have any regrets. The yield is almost 2 lbs. and of course a half recipe is right at a pound. Prep time doesn't..."

Ingredients: cream cheese, whipping cream...

"This is a basic recipe for Italian pastry cream which is used as a filling for many cakes and pastries. The chocolate pastry cream is made from this same base, with the addition of the chocolate. Depending on the recipe you are going to use the pastry cream for, you may prefer to omit the lemon rind. Here are the recipes for the basic and chocolate..."

Ingredients: fresh lemon rind, egg yolks...

"This is great on Spice cake, carrot cake, banana cake or top a chocolate cake. This works nice on slightly warm cake so it is absorbed into the cake. Can be doubled if you want to frost a 2 layer cake!"

Ingredients: cream cheese, powdered sugar...

"I was looking through my cookbook for a recipe when I noticed that I had posted a recipe (some time ago) for Cannoli Shells (#40291), but never posted the recipes for the fillings (OOPS!!). Here are the filling recipes that should have been posted along with the shells. These fillings are ricotta based. "Cook time" = chilling time"

Ingredients: cinnamon, cocoa powder...

"This is the genuine article. It is very expensive in the stores, but doesn't take much effort to make at home."

Ingredients: cream, tartaric...

"Italian Rum Cake is a delicious 3 or 4 layer cake, which is a tradition for birthdays/special occasions in many Italian families. There are 3 basic parts to the cake; sponge cake layers, pasticciera cream (filling) and (stabilized) whipped cream. Below are the recipes for all three parts. If you make it with 3 layers, omit the whipped cream layer...."

Ingredients: dark rum, fresh lemon rind...

"This is delicious. The maple taste is wonderful in this recipe. This is a good one for the winter Holidays."

Ingredients: eggs, evaporated milk, pumpkin...

"Chocolate lovers delight. YUM! Faretti biscotti liqueur is what I used in this chocolate layer cake and the ganache. This liqueur is excellent with hints of citrus, nuts, and fennel. With Marcona Spanish almond that are salted. Salt and Chocolate complement each other nicely."

Ingredients: toasted sliced almonds, eggs...

"This is the family recipe! To make this recipe, you must first procure the shells (good luck if you are in the south). Sometimes Italian stores have them."

Ingredients: bittersweet chocolate chips, confectioners' sugar...

"Giada De Laurentis' use of a "box cake" is exquisite! I normally don't like to use a "box cake" for an important evening but . . . . .! It is delicious and we loved it! Creamy and not too sweet. Of course, the combination of chocolate and hazelnuts is awesome! The Food Network.10/23/2008"

Ingredients: bittersweet chocolate chips, cream...

"The smell of powdered sugar makes me gag, so when I came up with this buttercream (loosely adapted from Alton Brown's Buttercream recipe), I knew I could never go the sickly sweet frosting route again for my cupcakes. This frosting is so fluffy and light and buttery and not too sweet. This frosting, however, does not set, so it's not good for..."

Ingredients: egg whites, pure vanilla extract...

"This is the filling in traditional Italian cannolis, a hint of orange with vanilla is my family's favorite."

Ingredients: orange extract, orange zest...

"Make ahead! Pretty party cake with a sweet-bitter kick. Excellent to top off an Italian pasta dinner, served with strong coffee. The apple, ricotta,almond and chocolate flavors really come together during refrigeration to blend with the pound cake. Made for years from a very old and much-used Southern Living Dinner & Supper Cookbook."

Ingredients: granny smith apples, pecans...

"The filling for California Walnut Meringues With Limoncello Buttercream, which is perfect for any cakes, cookies or truffles needing a citrus zing."

Ingredients: coconut oil, icing sugar...