The traditional Italian cake is a hit on the UK high street. But which supermarket sells the best? Bakers Benjamina Ebuehi and Edd Kimber taste them
Welcome to the year of the panettone. Yes, this moist, golden, fruit-studded domed dough is a time-honoured Christmas favourite, but this year supermarkets have upped the ante, adding caramel, booze and even parmesan to the mix. But should you ever muck about with a classic panettone? The Guardian’s resident cake expert Benjamina Ebuehi and fellow baker Edd Kimber ate their way through a mountain of supermarket buys to rate the best.
“I’m looking for a panettone that’s as light as possible, and it needs to be generous with fruit otherwise it’s just bread,” says Kimber. Ebuehi agrees: “I want butteriness, I want lightness. I want a nice, fruity, citrussy flavour, but not too sickly sweet.”
