Cassata Siciliana - Paradise Fruit

Ingredients

• 5 large room-temperature eggs, separated
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Zest of 1 lemon
• ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 pound whole-milk ricotta
• ⅓ cup powdered sugar
• ¾ cup of heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ¼ cup bittersweet chocolate chips
• ¼ chopped raw pistachios
• ¼ cup candied orange peel
• ¼ cup candied pineapple
• 2½ cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons strained lemon juice
• ¼ cup water
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• 1-2 tablespoons of Grand Marnier