Sicily Recipes
CASSATA ALLA SICILIANA

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CASSATA ALLA SICILIANA

Sicilian Cassata Cake

How to make the CASSATA ALLA SICILIANA:

This cake, a specialty of Sicily, should not be confused with the ice cream dish " cassata alla siciliana" of the same name. In Erice, cassata is made with a citron jam filling and is covered with almond pastry.

Line the bottom and sides of a 10-in. diameter cake mold with thin slices of sponge cake.

Dissolve the sugar in a small amount of water on a low heat. Sieve the Ricotta and mix it with the sugar. Cut the chocolate into small chunks and dice half of the candied fruit. Add them to the Ricotta together with the vanilla, cinnamon, liqueur and pistachio nuts.

Put the Ricotta in the mold, level off the top, cover with slices of sponge cake, and cool for several hours. Unmold on a dish before serving. Spread the top with apricot jelly, cover with fondant dissolved in a little orange-flower water, and garnish the cassata alla siciliana with various types of candied fruit.

Note:
You can also glaze the top of the cassata alla siciliana with light green fondant.

Recipe courtesy of The Italian Trade Commission.

Italian recipes summary

BREAD, PIZZA and FOCACCIA
SAUCES and DRESSINGS
Appetizers: VEGETABLES
Appetizers: UOVA and FRITTATA
Appetizers: MEAT and CHEESE
Appetizers: FISH
First Courses: SOUPS
First Courses: DRIED PASTA
First Courses: FRESH PASTA
First Courses: STUFFED FRESH PASTA
First Courses: RICE, POLENTA and GNOCCHI
Main Courses: BEEF and VEAL
Main Courses: PORK, LAMB and GOAT
Main Courses: POULTRY and GAME
Main Courses: FISH
Main Courses: SNAILS, FROGS, INNARDS and more
SALADS and SIDE ORDERS
DESSERTS
ICE CREAM