Pampepato

The P ampepato is a  sweet  cake round shaped, typical of the  Province of Ferrara, the  Province of Terni, of  Sabina and the  Ciociaria. It is made according to traditional methods from various ingredients including  almonds,  hazelnuts,  pine nuts,  pepper,  cinnamon,  nutmeg,  orange and  lime peel, mixed according to the variants with or without  cocoa<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">,  honey<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">,  flour<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, cooked  grape must<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">. The cake is then baked in the oven (preferably wood). It is usually eaten during the  Christmas<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> holidays. Once it was prepared in every family with recipes that differed slightly each other, while today it is essentially a handmade product.