CASSATA ALLA SICILIANA

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I made this for my friend Lori's Mother's birthday dinner. It was on a Friday night after a very busy week. I made a pound cake and then dressed it up, jiffy quick, in an hour and refrigerated until dinner. Beautiful, easy, and homemade, very chocolaty but not too sweet. I am not a dessert maker so if I can do this...so can anyone. The original recipe came from Ciro and Sal's restaurant in P'Town.

Provided by Penny Stettinius

Categories     < 4 Hours

Time 1h1m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cake (pound cake)
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup espresso (or very strong coffee)
15 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 orange, zest of
4 ounces milk chocolate candy bars, grated
4 tablespoons Grand Marnier

Steps:

  • In a microwavable bowl, melt the butter.
  • Add the coffee and the chocolate chips and stir until melted and smooth. You might need to microwave the mixture a few short times to allow full melting of the chocolate chips.
  • Once it's all melty and smooth, put the bowl into a larger bowl filled with ice so it can cool down and firm up.
  • Stir every 10-15 minutes to keep it smooth as it firms.
  • Then start on the filling: Mix the ricotta with the sugar, orange zest and grated chocolate.
  • After the pound cake has cooled, slice it into three horizontal layers.
  • Drizzle the Grand Marier over all the layers.
  • Then spread half the filling on the bottom layer, top with the next cake layer and spread with the remaining filling.
  • Then top with the third layer of cake and spread the frosting on top and all over.
  • Refrigerate until dinner.
  • Drizzle the Gand Marnier.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 590, Fat 49.8, SaturatedFat 30.5, Cholesterol 121.9, Sodium 83.2, Carbohydrate 29, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 24.2, Protein 10.4

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