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Rose-shaped Italian brioche

Torta di rose, Italian rose brioche

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An Italian brioche shaped like a rose bouquet: a lemon-flavored dough rolled and filled with butter, sugar, and hazelnuts, then baked in the oven.

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Recipe from Hippias, Ramac, The Doc, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The “Torta di Rose” (Rose Cake) gets its name from its shape, resembling a bouquet of roses, despite not containing any actual roses in the recipe. A light, lemon-scented dough is filled with butter, sugar, and hazelnuts, then rolled up.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting3 hr
  • Total4 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.74 $0.77 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

10 people

Dough

  • $0.80
  • $0.10
  • $0.92
  • $0.16
  • $1.20
  • $0.29
  • $0.29
  • $0.63
  • $0.07
  • $0.50

Decoration

  • $0.10
  • $0.92
  • $1.76

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 13 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Dissolve the yeast in a small amount of lukewarm milk. ≈ 4 min
  2. Combine the flour, sugar, softened butter, eggs, yeast, lemon juice, zest, chopped orange pulp, a pinch of salt, and enough milk to form a soft dough. ≈ 10 min
  3. Let it steep for 2 hours, away from direct light.
  4. Spread the dough into an oval shape. ≈ 4 min
  5. Mix the softened butter, sugar, and chopped hazelnuts together, and spread this mixture evenly over the dough. ≈ 4 min
  6. Roll out the dough using the short side and cut off 10 cm pieces. ≈ 10 min
  7. Place them in a greased baking dish, leaving about 2 to 3 cm of space between each rose. ≈ 3 min
  8. Let it sit for another hour, until the roses begin to touch each other.
  9. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 40 minutes.

The bill

Torta di rose, Italian rose brioche

  • 500 g of type 0 flour$0.80
  • 125 grams of sugar$0.10
  • 100 g of butter$0.92
  • 20 g of fresh baker’s yeast$0.16
  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon$0.29
  • Zest of 1 lemon$0.29
  • One orange$0.63
  • salt$0.07
  • milk, as needed$0.50
  • 125 grams of sugar$0.10
  • 100 g of butter$0.92
  • 100 g of hazelnuts$1.76

Total$7.74

that's $0.77 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of type 0 flour
  • 125 grams of sugar
  • 100 g of butter
  • 20 g of fresh baker’s yeast
  • 3 eggs
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • One orange
  • salt
  • milk, as needed
  • 125 grams of sugar
  • 100 g of butter
  • 100 g of hazelnuts

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