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Cassata Cake

Cassata Cake

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  • 30 Min
  • 14 Servings
  • $12

INGREDIENTS

  • Sponge Cake

    • 1 ½ cups cake flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • 🧂 ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 🥚 5 large eggs
    • ½ cup cold water
    • 🧂 1 ¼ cups white sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar

  • Ricotta Filling

    • 2 pounds whole milk ricotta cheese
    • 🧂 2 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 2 (1 ounce) squares semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely grated
    • 🍋 ½ cup candied lemon peel

  • Rum Syrup

    • 🧂 ⅓ cup white sugar
    • 💧 ¼ cup water
    • 2 tablespoons light rum

  • Chocolate Glaze

    • 6 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate, chopped
    • ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream
    • 🧈 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed

STEPS

1

Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Grease and line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.

2

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

3

Separate eggs. Beat egg yolks until thick, gradually adding ½ cup of cold water, sugar, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and fold in.

4

Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. Fold into egg yolk mixture. Divide batter into cake pans.

5

Bake cakes for 25 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in pans, then completely on a wire rack.

6

Prepare the ricotta filling by beating ricotta cheese with confectioner’s sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Add chocolate and candied lemon peel. Chill until used.

7

Prepare the rum syrup by boiling sugar and water for 1 minute. Add rum and cool to room temperature.

8

Slice each cooled cake in half. Assemble layers by sprinkling rum syrup and spreading filling between layers. Chill assembled cake for at least 4 hours.

9

Melt chocolate and cream together for the glaze. Add butter and cool until spreadable. Spread glaze over chilled cake.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

532

Calories

  • 13
    Protein
  • 70
    Carbs
  • 22
    Fats

💡 Use the freshest ricotta cheese for a creamy texture.Allow the glaze to cool sufficiently before spreading to avoid dripping.Chill the cake overnight for the best flavor infusion.Use a hot knife to slice the cake cleanly for presentation.