Cassata Cake

Name: Cassata Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 170 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 355 milliliters cake flour; 532 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 teaspoons cream of tartar; 5 eggs; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 79 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 118 milliliters candied lemon peel; 2 Tbsps light rum; 0 teaspoons salt; 57 grams semi-sweet chocolate; 907 grams whole milk ricotta cheese; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, cubed; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 59 milliliters water; 79 milliliters white sugar

Cassata Cake requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 629 calories, 17g of protein, and 22g of fat. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of rum, bittersweet chocolate, heavy whipping cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and line with parchment paper 2 nine inch round layer pans.

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Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Separate the eggs and set the egg whites aside. Beat the egg yolks together on medium-high speed until very thick, about 4 minutes. Gradually add the cold water.

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Egg Whites

Egg Yolk

Water

Egg

Add 1- 1/4 cups of the white sugar, slowly, and beat well for about 3 more minutes.

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Granulated Sugar

Add 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. Sift the flour mixture over the egg yolk mixture and fold in.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar together until stiff peaks form. Fold this into the yolk mixture. Divide batter between the pans.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites

Egg Yolk

Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 minutes. Cool on rack for 10 minutes and then invert and cool completely.

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Cut each cake layer in half.

Place one of the 4 halves on a cake board or plate and sprinkle with a little of the Rum Syrup.

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Syrup

Rum

Spread about 1-1/2 cups of the Filling over this layer.

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Spread

Add a second layer of cake and repeat this procedure. Top the cake with the last layer of cake. Chill at least 4 hours.

Spread Chocolate Glaze over top of cake.

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Chocolate Glaze

Spread

To Make Ricotta Cheese Filling: Beat the ricotta cheese well and add the confectioner's sugar and cinnamon.

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Ricotta Cheese

Cinnamon

Sugar

Add 1-1/2 teaspoons of the vanilla and grate 2 ounces of the chocolate in using the coarse side of a grater. Stir in the candied lemon peel and mix. Chill until ready to use.

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Lemon Peel

Chocolate

Vanilla

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Place 1/3 cup of the sugar and the water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil 1 minute and then remove from heat and add the rum. Cool to room temperature.

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Sugar

Water

Rum

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