Red Wrapped Panettone:The most famous of all Italian Christmas cakes, this Piedmontese panettone is loaded with raisins and candied fruit. Airy and sweetly fragrant, with a baked-on hazelnut and almond icing, it is one of the triumphs of the Italian baker!

Panforte Margherita:This dense almond-studded, sugar-dusted cake is embedded with the highest quality candied orange peel, honey, spices, and just enough flour to hold it all together, with a thin wafer bottom. Quite possibly the mother of all fruit cakes; Panforte traces its birth to the beautiful Tuscan city of Siena in the12 century, and was a staple for the Crusaders. The modern Panforte Margherita was reformulated and named in honor of the first queen of Italy;Margherita di Savoia. It is classically served sliced in thin wedges with a dessert wine or coffee. Modern enthusiasts haveparredit with a cheese course as well.