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Cassata Siciliana Sicilian Cheesecake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Moltobuono / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago Cassata is a traditional Sicilian dessert which also exist in ice-cream form. It is essentially a heart of ricotta cheese mixed with sugar, chocolate chips, candied citrus peels inside a sponge-cake 'container'. Much better if you make your own spong... More Prep:25m Cook:40m Servings:6	Moltobuono
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Ingredients

350 g of fresh ricotta

100 g of sugar

vanilla powdered flavour (not essence)

50 g of dark chocolate chips

80 g of candied citrus peel

200 g of sponge cake*

optional: sweet liqueur, fresh seasonal fruit (for example: pears and strawberries), icing sugar for decoration.

*For your own sponge cake:

4 eggs

120 g of sugar

100 g of flour

vanilla flavour

fesh lemon or orange grated peel

butter to grease the cake tin.

Directions

For Sponge cake: mix egg yolks with sugar until smooth. Whip egg whites separately until very firm and add them to the mix. Slowly fold in the flour, then add grated citrus peel or vanilla flavour. Bake sponge cake for 40 minutes at moderate heat.

To prepare Cassata: mix ricotta with icing sugar until it turns into a smooth cream. Add a drop of any white sweet liqueur (optional). Add chocolate chips and candied citrus peel. Line a small tray or bowl with slices of sponge cake, put ricotta cream in the middle and top with a layer of sponge cake to seal. Refrigerate for at least an hour. Serve with seasonal fruit and decorate with icing sugar. Dolcissimo!

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invisiblechef 1 year, 10 months ago said:
This is beautiful, thanks so much.

berry 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Great post.... saved, and rated! thanks.

pat2me 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Wonderful! Thank you!

wolfpackjack 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Love Italian ricotta cake... great post....dave

ahmed1 1 year, 10 months ago said:
This is great.thanks for sharing.

lunasea 1 year, 10 months ago said:
That looks fantastic. I can't wait to give it a try - thank you! Very beautiful dessert..

greekgirrrl 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Bellissimo!

deliathecrone 1 year, 8 months ago said:
I've never seen Vanilla Powdered Flavour in a market. What can I use that I can get in my nearby markets?

moltobuono 1 year, 8 months ago said:
For deliathecrone: as I live in Italy, sometimes I forget that certain ingredients I'm able to find here might not be available in the US or other countries. However, a small amount of the inside of a vanilla pod melted in a tiny amount of warm milk should do. Otherwise, for sponge cake you can just use lemon or orange peel.

leebear 10 months, 1 week ago said:
GREAT RECIPE - THANKS FOR THE EXTRA TIPS!YUM!YUM!
HIGH 5! CAROL LEE

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