Local souvenir · Florence
Schiacciata alla fiorentina is a soft, low cake, scented with orange and dusted with powdered sugar. It has a simple structure, a tender texture, and a delicate flavor that never overwhelms. It is not an elaborate dessert. It is not a rich dessert. It is a dessert of presence. You recognize it immediately: rectangular shape, pale surface, sometimes decorated with the lily of Firenze. It is meant to be cut, shared, carried. You don’t eat it to be amazed. You eat it because it’s there.