A CAKE FOR A TOWNTHE TORTA PARADISO OF

PAVIA

ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO SAN MARTINO SICCOMARIO

THE HISTORY

The torta Paradiso of Pavia was born in 1878, when the marquess Cusani Visconti ordered to the confectioner Enrico Vigoni “a delicious, friable and long lasting cake”.

Gli ingredienti

Enrico Vigoni used typical ingredients

Potato flourSugarButterEggsBaking powderLemon peel

A NAME A, LEGEND

According to a legend, a noblewoman from Pavia tasted it first and immediately said: “It’s a Paradise!” and so the name of the cake, Torta Paradiso (Paradise cake) was born.

The pastry shop in Strada Nuova (Pavia city centre)

The ancient pastry shop is opposite the University in Strada Nuova, one of the most important street in the heart of Pavia. The shop still has the original wooden decorations and the Liberty floors.

A prizewinning cakeA prizewinning cake

Our Torta Paradiso got the gold medal at the International Exhibition of Milan in 1901 and 1906 and another prize at Flavors’Expo in 2003

On 20th February 2014 some students of our school went to Vigoni, an ancient pastry shop in the centre of Pavia, to attend a lesson of history and traditions in this special place. Here you are the photo reportage!

How many sweets!

OTHER CAKES

An old and always modern style

HERE YOU ARE THE CAKE!