Italians go mad for Anglo-American cupcakes

Feb. 3, 2009, ROME – The notorious pride in their national cuisine
has not prevented a diminutive foreign delicacy from conquering Italian
taste buds – all hail the cupcake.

Feb. 3, 2009, ROME – The notorious pride in their national cuisine
has not prevented a diminutive foreign delicacy from conquering Italian
taste buds – all hail the cupcake.

From do-it-yourself culinary websites to specialist shops, a growing
number of Italians are catering to the growing taste for the miniature
decorated sponge cakes popular in Britain, Canada and the United States.

One Roman establishment championing the trend is Josephine's Bakery,
in Rome's cobbled historic center in the aptly named Piazza del
Paradiso. | FULL STORY