It is known that Augustus was parsimonious, especially in food, he himself loved to feed at times only with bread and grapes, abounding in fruit of all kinds during his banquets.

It took me a few days to research and prepare an honourable cake for Rome’s birthday (she turned 2773 on April21st!) Thinking about Rome, three words come to my mind, clear and concrete: authenticity, abundance and history. I imagined what kind of cake the ancient Romans would eat on the other side of their triclinium; I tried to savor the same tastes, the same flavors, I tried to see their colors…

#MADEWITHLOVE
Sometimes, it doesn’t really matter what time of year it is, you just need the comfort of an apple pie or something that smells like home. This goodie has warmed up the atmosphere of one of our quarantine days, as a tiny gesture of familiar love; a sweet attempt to lift the spirits in a period of deep despair, at least for a moment…plus, it’s the lightest and most delicious version that you could ever bake! Seeing is believing!