Cassata | Gourmet Traveller

Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 100 gm caster sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 100 gm (2/3 cup) plain flour, sifted
• For brushing: limoncello
• 1-2 drops green food colouring
• 750 gm fondant icing (see note)
• For dusting: icing sugar
• To serve: shaved cedro and orange, and glacé fruit (see note)
• Ricotta filling
• 450 gm ricotta, drained (see note)
• 120 gm caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 orange, finely grated rind only
• 2 tsp limoncello
• 150 gm finely chopped glacé fruit, such as orange, cedro and clementine
• 50 gm good-quality dark chocolate, coarsely chopped