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Pandoro Italian Christmas cake filled with pastry cream and topped with candied cherries.

Pandoro Christmas Tree Cake

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 426kcal
This festive Pandoro Christmas tree cake calls for just 4 ingredients - Make a fantastic Italian Christmas cake in just 15 minutes!
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Ingredients

  • 1 Pandoro cake 1 kg
  • 400 g pastry cream
  • 40 candied cherries
  • 2 tablespoon confectioner's sugar

Instructions

  • Use a bread knife to cut the pandoro into horizontal slices at least 1.5-inch/2 cm high.
  • Starting from the base, spread a little pastry cream over each slice, and overlap them by placing the alternating tips as to make it similar to a Christmas tree.
  • Top each tip with a candied cherry, or the decoration of your choice.
  • Finally, dust the pandoro with a little confectioner's sugar right before serving.

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Notes

The pastry cream filling recipe is just enough for one stuffed pandoro. Alternatively, use 400 g of your desired filling.
Make sure your pandoro slices are thick enough to make the cake hold well the weight.
To make it even prettier, transfer the cream into a piping bag fitted with a star-shaped tip, so you can pipe little stars of cream on each pandoro tip.
Can I make this Italian Christmas cake in advance?
You can prepare the cream filling up to 2 days in advance. You can then put the stuffed pandoro together and store it in the refrigerator up to 5 hours before serving.
How can I store leftovers?
Cut the leftover pandoro into vertical slices and store them horizontally in a large air-tight container. Store in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg