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Cassata Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Cassata Cake

20 ingredients 1 -9 Inch cake openrecipes
Cassata Cake

"Cassata cake is like a cannoli but more gooey. You need 2 - 9 inch sponge cake layers for this recipe. The instructions are given for to make them, or you can use your own recipe."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1275
Calories
41g
Protein
50g
Fat
150g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 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
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water 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

  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 5 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 pounds whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 (1 ounce) squares semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1/2 cup candied lemon peel
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons light rum
  • 6 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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