sacripantina

Italian

Sacripantina

Etymology

From Sacripante +‎ -ina, the first element being the name of a character in both “Orlando innamorato” by M. M. Boiardo and “Orlando furioso” by Ariosto.

Noun

sacripantina f (plural sacripantine)

1. traditional Genoese cake, made with sponge cake soaked in rum and zabaglione and stuffed with butter, cocoa and hazelnut creams