Torta della nonna

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Grandma's cake —as translated in English—is actually a soft pastry pie filled with a rich, delicate custard cream, topped with toasted pine nuts, and lastly dusted with powdered sugar. This delicious cream pie is considered to be a traditional Tuscan dessert, although it is equally popular across the country and supposedly everyone's nonna makes a slightly different version: while some flavor the cream with vanilla and lemon zest, others use ricotta cheese for the filling.