Prinjolata!

A couple of weeks before Carnival weekend, the local carnival sweet starts appearing in the shelves of sweets shops and supermarkets around the island. It is a very sweet and rich kind of cake, which I'm soooo looking forward to every year! It is instantly recognisable by its peculiar shape and icing, but the quality varies considerably.

<< Prinjolata in its virgin state...

<< ...and on the inside

(Explanations are obviously for the benefit of my foreign friends!)

After buying one a couple of days ago, I have for the first time looked up prinjolata recipes on the internet and was surprised how many references to it I found. I don't expect to feel adventurous enough in the near future to try it out myself, but I really wanted to know what actually goes into it - I don't really know why I've never bothered trying to find out in all these years...

If you are interested too, you can find recipes here and there!