This conceals the fact that this Christmas ... cut the panettone roughly into 1cm slices, then use about a third of these to line the bottom of a 23cm/9in springform cake tin.

And they aren’t the only high-end brand getting in on this year’s must-have Christmas dinner gift – a posh panettone. The Italian classic, which is traditionally made with a light ...

Milan may be the capital of design and fashion, but at Christmas ... the exquisite cake, the chef promptly called it “l'è 'l pan del Toni”, which came to be called panettone.

(JTA) – Panettone, the fluffy, fruit-speckled archetypal Christmas cake ... entered German cuisine through lekach, a honey cake eaten by Italian Jewish traders passing through during the ...

The traditional Italian panettone is now ... the fragrant fluffy cake is just the thing to satisfy sweet cravings and is perfect for anyone who finds Christmas pudding too sickly.

Drizzle two tablespoons of the Tuaca (or other liqueur of choice) over it so that the panettone lining is dampened. It looks like a beautiful golden patchwork made out of cake. Now get on with ...