My Sweet Italian Angel

Name: My Sweet Italian Angel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 store-bought angel food cake; 2 pints total mixed berries such as blueberries, strawberries, raspberries or blackberries; 3 Tbsps honey; 1 lemon, zested; 1 shot limoncello, look for the small airplane size bottles if you dont want the investment of a larger one; 710 milliliters whole milk ricotta cheese; 118 milliliters sugar; 6 servings Water

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give My Sweet Italian Angel a try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 402 calories, 14g of protein, and 1g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up angel food cake, shot limoncello, honey, and a few other things to make it today. It is a pretty expensive recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place the sugar in a small sauce pan, add enough water for it to resemble wet sand.

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Place over medium-high heat and bring up to a bubble, simmer until the sugar has dissolved in the water.

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Remove from the heat and add the limoncello, let it cool while you prepare the cake and filling.

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In a bowl combine the lemon zest, ricotta cheese and the honey.

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Cut the angel food cake into 3 slices horizontally; make sure the slices are of equal thickness so that you end up with 3 doughnut looking slices of the same thickness. Arrange the bottom slice on a serving plate. With a pastry brush drench the slice with 1/3 of the limoncello mixture, top the slice with a 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture, repeat with the next layer and finish the top with the last 1/3 of the limoncello mixture.

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Angel Food Cake