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Pound cake
Pound Cake with Pine Nuts (using vegetable oil and milk; flavored with lemon zest)
Originated from: Southern Italy
Occasion: Weddings and other special events
Contributed by: Mary Melfi

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Italian almond and walnut cake
Gateau a la Noisette (Walnut and Almond cake, using rice flour, eggs; flavored with vanilla)
Originated from: Italy and France
Occasion: Any time & special times
Contributed by: Taken from "The Italian Cook Book" by Pellegrino Artusi (S.F. Vanni, 1945)

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pine nut cake
Torta di Pinoli (Pine Nut Cake, with butter, raisin, milk, rum and "Pane degli Angeli")
Originated from: Italy
Occasion: Special times
Contributed by: Anna-Maria Benvenuto

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pecan cake
Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Pecans (using Crisco; flavored with vanilla and cinamon)
Originated from: North America and Italy
Occasion: Any time & special times
Contributed by: Taken from "Beary Delights" (Pierre De Coubertin School, St. Leonard, Quebec,1996)

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hazelnut cake
Torta di Nocciole (Hazlenut cake with butter, lemon zest and "Pane degli Angeli")
Originated from: Piemonte
Occasion: Any time & special times
Contributed by: Anna-Maria Benvenuto

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Pistachio cake
Torta di Pistacchi (Pistachio cake using oil and "Pane degli Angeli")
Originated from: Italy
Occasion: Any time & special times
Contributed by: Anna-Maria Benvenuto

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Pistachio nut bread
Pistachio Nut Bread/Pane di Pistacchio (made with chocolate, butter and brown sugar; flavored with anise seeds)
Originated from: Italy
Occasion: Any time & special times
Contributed by: Taken from "The Complete Italian Cook Book: LA CUCINA" by Rose L. Sorce (Grosset & Dunlap, 1953)

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Torta di Castagne (Chestnut cake, using white flour, chestnut puree, cocoa powder; flavored with vanilla)
Originated from: Northern Italy
Occasion: Special times
Contributed by: Mary Melfi

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chestnut cake
Castagne in Torta (Chestnut cake using white flour, chestnut puree, eggs and butter)
Originated from: Trentinio-Alto Adige
Occasion: Any time & special times
Contributed by: Anna-Maria Benvenuto

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chestnut cake
Gato di Castagne/Chestnut Refrigerator Torte (with chestnut puree, chocolate, cognac and vanilla extract)
Originated from: Italy
Occasion: Any time & special times
Contributed by: Taken from "The Pleasures of Italian Cooking" by Romeo Salta (1962)

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