What is the difference between Panettone and Pandoro?
Panettone and Pandoro are both well-known Christmas Italian desserts appreciated all over the peninsula.
As previously mentioned, Panettone was first created in Milan, while Pandoro comes from the Veneto region, more precisely from Verona. Even if dough and ingredients are similar, there are a few things that differentiate these two cakes.
First of all, some ingredients vary: Panettone has candied fruits and raisins, while Pandoro has none. In fact, Pandoro’s dough is plain and simple. Also, Panettone is normally decorated with almonds and sugar sprinkles, whereas Pandoro is covered with icing sugar.
As for the shape, Panettone is short and round, wrapped in its typical brown paper. On the contrary, Pandoro is tall and star-shaped.