Sicilian Cream Cake
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 11:17pm

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 1. Chop almonds medium fine. 2 2. Mix together almonds, cheese, sugar, chocolate, fruits, almond extract and lemon rind. Beat well. 3 3. Split cake crosswise into 3 layers. Use toothpicks as markers to help cut evenly. 4 4. Spread ricotta mixture and jam on two (lower) layers. Stack all 3 layers. 5 5. Wrap in plastic film and chill for several hours to blend flavors. 6 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.