Photo: Sorin Gheorghita
Cassata Siciliana
16 ingredients
30 min
Serves 6 - 10
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A delicious cake from in and around the convents of Sicily
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
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