1kg Italy's best Christmas cake, an ancient Italian tradition and specialty of Milan A soft cake filled with currants and large pieces of soft candied fruit. The classic Christmas tradition, originally from 1400 and probably the most popular of all Christmas sweet cakes, at least in Italy. Bauli's Panettone is full of sultana raisins and soft candied fruits, handmade following the ancient Bauli recipe using a natural leavening process that lasts hours and hours.