Genoa cake
Genoa cake (supermarket own-brand with few cherries) | |||||||
| Alternative names | Pandolce, (in Italian) pandolce genovese (in Italian) | ||||||
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| Type | Fruit cake | ||||||
| Place of origin | Italy | ||||||
| Region or state | Genoa, Liguria | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Sultanas/raisins or currants, glacé cherries, flour, eggs, butter, sugar | ||||||
| 340 kcal (1,400 kJ) | |||||||
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Genoa cake, known in Italian as pandolce or pandolce genovese, is a fruit cake consisting of sultanas (golden-coloured raisins), currants or raisins, glacé cherries, almonds, and candied orange peel or essence, cooked in a batter of flour, eggs, butter, and sugar.