Cassata Cake Recipe | Epicurious

Cassata Cake Recipe | Epicurious

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In Sicily, the long-ago homeland of immigrants who first brought cassata cake to America, the cake often has candied fruits, citrus liqueurs, and a glazing of marzipan.

Keywords

  • layer cake
  • ricotta
  • strawberry
  • nut free
  • cookbooks
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Ingredients

  • ¼ cup (57g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 sticks (227g) unsalted butter
  • 1 cup (227g) superfine granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp. citrus oil (pure orange or lemon oil)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup (57g) ricotta cheese
  • 1¾ cups (255g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 2 cups (453g) superfine granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries, washed, hulled, and sliced
  • 4 cups whipped cream

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