Cakes and Desserts
Neapolitan cuisine has a large variety of cakes and desserts. The most famous ones are:
- babà
- sfogliatella, in two varieties: frolle (smooth) o ricce (curly). Two variation are the santa Rosa, larger and with an additional stuffing of cream and black cherry, and the code d'arargosta (lobster tail), with a bignè inside and stuffed with various types of cream.
- Zeppola, deep fried or baked
- Pastiera, prepared for Easter holidays
- Struffoli typical Christmas cake
- Delizia al limone (it)
Ice creams are famous as well. The most traditional are the coviglie (Coviglia) and the spumoni.
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