Christmas Cassata

Name: Christmas Cassata
Prep time: 3 h 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 10 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters firm butter or margarine, cut into pieces; 79 milliliters currants or raisins; 6 Tbsps sweet Marsala wine or orange juice; 454 grams loaf pound cake; 425 grams container ricotta cheese; 340 grams bag semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups); 468 grams can pitted dark sweet cherries, drained and syrup reserved; 118 milliliters frozen (thawed) whipped topping

Christmas Cassat Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of ricotta cheese, cherries, orange juice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Place currants and 3 tablespoons of reserved cherry syrup in small bowl; reserve 1/2 cup cherry syrup.

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Currants

Cherries

Syrup

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Bowl

Let stand about 15 minutes or until currants are softened; drain. Coarsely chop cherries; set aside.

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Cherries

Currants

Place ricotta cheese, whipped topping and 3 tablespoons of the wine in food processor or blender. Cover and process until smooth.

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Whipped Topping

Ricotta Cheese

Wine

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Food Processor

Blender

Transfer to medium bowl; fold in cherries and currants.

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Cherries

Currants

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Bowl

Cut pound cake horizontally into 3 layers.

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Pound Cake

Place bottom layer on serving dish.

Spread with half of the ricotta mixture.

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Ricotta Cheese

Spread

Add middle cake layer.

Spread with remaining ricotta mixture.

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Ricotta Cheese

Spread

Add top cake layer. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 2 hours or until ricotta mixture is firm.

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Ricotta Cheese

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Melt chocolate chips in 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently. Stir in remaining 3 tablespoons wine and reserved 1/2 cup cherry syrup until smooth; remove from heat. Beat in butter, a few pieces at a time, using wire whisk, until melted. Refrigerate about 45 minutes or until thick enough to spread.

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Chocolate Chips