Identify this Italian pastry mystery...

[Aria]

Please help me name this Italian pastry / confection mystery:

- Obtained from an Italian bakery in Toronto

- Flown in just for Christmas

- Leaf shaped

- Gingerbready with candied fruit on the inside

- enrobed in dark chocolate

Thanks so much!!

[Gifted Gourmet]

Might that be a Sicilian Buche de Noel?

[rickster]

Except for the chocolate enrobing, it sounds like a version of panforte. Did it have nuts?

[Pan]

There is a panforte tipo cioccolato, an excellent variety which is indeed enrobed in a layer of chocolate. However, I have never seen it in any shape except circular (plus a slight thickness, of course, so technically cylindrical). My inclination would be to very much doubt that what Aria is describing is any type of panforte.

[Aria]

There is a panforte tipo cioccolato, an excellent variety which is indeed enrobed in a layer of chocolate. However, I have never seen it in any shape except circular (plus a slight  thickness, of course, so technically cylindrical). My inclination would be to very much doubt that what Aria is describing is any type of panforte.

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The pastry I ate had candied fruit in it, was leaf shaped and had a thickness of about 1 cm in the middle, tapering at the ends,

thanks!

[Bernaise]

Can you name the bakery and can they tell you what it was called? sounds a bit like a mustacoli or mostaccioli to me...

[eatrustic]

I agree with Mostaccioli as the culprit. I just returned from a trip to Campania and they sell them everywhere, both plain and covered with chocolate.

As usual the ones made in the smaller local bakeries were superior to the prepackaged versions from larger producers. They ranged in texture from firm but chewable to almost rock hard.

[chefcyn]

Did it look like this? mostaccioli

[Aria]

Mostaccioli it is!! I went back to the bakery and checked the name on the label. They're on sale right now. You guys are awesome, thanks again!