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Name: Traditional Sicilian Cassata
Prep time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1 prepared sponge cake (approximately 8 inches round); 3 cups whole milk ricotta cheese; 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 cup candied citron, diced; 1/4 cup candied orange peel, diced; 1/4 cup candied cherries, halved; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 pound marzipan (almond paste), green-colored; 1/2 pound royal icing (for covering); 1/2 cup assorted candied fruit (for decoration); 1/4 cup pistachios, shelled and chopped (optional)

Cassata

🇮🇹 Italy

Sicily

Sicilian cake with ricotta filling

Dessert

Sicilian

Cake

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