Burnt-Honey and Ricotta Gelato Slice Recipe

Ingredients

• 400 gm honey
• 1 litre milk (4 cups)
• 2 cinnamon quills
• 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
• 4 egg yolks
• 50 gm caster sugar
• Finely grated rind of 1 orange, juice of ½
• 450 gm firm ricotta
• 50 gm each glacé orange (peel or slices), cedro and glazed figs (see note), diced
• Sponge cake
• 6 eggs, at room temperature
• 150 gm raw caster sugar
• Scraped seeds of ½ vanilla bean or ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 190 gm plain flour
• 70 gm butter, melted and cooled