Sicilian Cream Cake

Photo: flickr user snowpea&bokchoi

Ingredients

1 cup whole natural almonds

1 pt. ricotta cheese

cup sugar

2 ounces sweet chocolate, grated

2/3 cup mixed candied fruits

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 teaspoon grated lemon or orange rind

Sponge cake or angel cake (loaf about 9x4"

1/2 cup raspberry or apricot jam

2 cups whipping cream

Shaved semi-sweet or sweet chocolate, optional

Preparation

1. Chop almonds medium fine.

2. Mix together almonds, cheese, sugar, chocolate, fruits, almond extract and lemon rind. Beat well.

3. Split cake crosswise into 3 layers. Use toothpicks as markers to help cut evenly.

4. Spread ricotta mixture and jam on two (lower) layers. Stack all 3 layers.

5. Wrap in plastic film and chill for several hours to blend flavors.

6. Whip cream and spread to cover sides and top of cake. Garnish as desired with additional chopped almonds, candied fruits and shaved chocolate. Makes 6-9 servings.

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Yield:

1.0 servings

Added:

Monday, November 30, 2009 - 11:17pm

Creator:

Anonymous

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