Sacripantina

Sacripantina is a delicious dome-shaped cake from Genoa, created by Giovanni Preti in 1851. Allegedly named after Sacripante, one of the characters in the chivalric poems of the famous Italian Renaissance poet Ludovico Ariosto, this creamy treat consists of soft layers of pan di Spagna soaked in sweet Marsala wine, covered with two different, but equally delicious creams: one flavored with zabaione, and the other one with cocoa. Sacripantina is best enjoyed well-chilled, sprinkled with extra crumbs of pan di Spagna.