Sicilian cassata - Italian recipes by GialloZafferano

Name: Sicilian cassata - Italian recipes by GialloZafferano
Total time: 100 min
Ingredients: Dark chocolate chips ½ cup; Candied orange (optional) 4 tbsp; Sheep's milk ricotta cheese 4 cups; Vanilla-flavored powdered sugar 2 &frac13; cups; Eggs medium 10; Type 00 flour 1 ½ cup; Sugar 1 ½ cup; Fine salt 1 pinch; Sugar (for the syrup) 4 tbsp; Water (for the syrup) ½ cup; Maraschino 1 tbsp; Lemon peel 1; Powdered sugar 3 cups; Water to taste; Mixed candied fruit (pumpkin, mandarin oranges, pears, cherries, figs, etc.) to taste; Marzipan 1 cup; Pistachio paste 1 ½ tbsp; Egg whites 1; Vanilla-flavored powdered sugar 1 ¼ cup

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Sicilian cassata is a very famous cake made of Pan di Spagna (sponge cake) filled with chocolate chips, ricotta cheese and covered with icing and candied fruit.

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Ingredients

Dark chocolate chips ½ cup
Candied orange (optional) 4 tbsp
Sheep's milk ricotta cheese 4 cups
Vanilla-flavored powdered sugar 2 &frac13; cups
Eggs medium 10
Type 00 flour 1 ½ cup
Sugar 1 ½ cup
Fine salt 1 pinch
Sugar (for the syrup) 4 tbsp
Water (for the syrup) ½ cup
Maraschino 1 tbsp
Lemon peel 1
Powdered sugar 3 cups
Water to taste
Mixed candied fruit (pumpkin, mandarin oranges, pears, cherries, figs, etc.) to taste
Marzipan 1 cup
Pistachio paste 1 ½ tbsp
Egg whites 1
Vanilla-flavored powdered sugar 1 ¼ cup