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Cassata Siciliana
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Cassata Siciliana

16 ingredients 30 min Serves 6 - 10 openrecipes
Cassata Siciliana

A delicious cake from in and around the convents of Sicily

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1253
Calories
42g
Protein
45g
Fat
166g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Fruit not in our table 0
Angelica not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 25g melted butter for greasing and a little flour for dusting
  • 6 medium eggs
  • 140g golden caster sugar
  • 140g plain flour
  • finely grated zest of half a lemon
  • 140g assorted crystallised fruits
  • 50g plain chocolate in one piece, put in the freezer 1 hour before needed
  • 2 x 250g tubs ricotta , as fresh as possible
  • 140g golden caster sugar
  • 280g icing sugar , sifted
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • a little milk
  • green food colouring
  • 4 rounded tbsp apricot jam
  • 1 tbsp Grand Marnier , Cointreau or other orange liqeur
  • crystallised fruits , candied peel and angelica, to decorate

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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