Traditional Italian Panforte

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 20mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    16
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    132

A traditional Italian sweet, this chewy dessert is full of fruit and nuts.

recipe updated Nov 10, 2025

Ingredients

  • Candied orange icon
    Candied orange
    150 g
  • Candied citrus peel icon
    Candied citrus peel
    150 g
  • Honey icon
    Honey
    125 g
  • Golden caster sugar icon
    Golden caster sugar
    150 g
  • Raw almonds icon
    Raw almonds
    300 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    50 g
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    1 teaspoon
  • Nutmeg icon
    Nutmeg
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Ground cloves icon
    Ground cloves
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Wafer paper icon
    Wafer paper
    1
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Round pan - 20cm (8")

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat the oven - 150ºC
  2. Grease a round tin and line with wafer paper
  3. Add the ingredients into a small saucepan
  4. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved – 3 minutes, medium-low heat
  5. Fit the K-Beater
  6. Transfer the sugar and honey mixture into the appliance bowl
  7. Then add the next ingredients, fit the splashguard
  8. Mix – 2 minutes, speed 1
  9. Transfer the mixture into the round tin
  10. Bake – 35 minutes, 150ºC
  11. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly
  12. Turn out the cake onto a cooling rack and let cool – 30 minutes
  13. Dust with icing sugar
  14. Serve
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