Chocolate-Nut Cassata

11 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • One 10-by-6-inch pound cake (about 15 ounces)
  • 1 1/2 pounds whole milk ricotta, preferably fresh
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3/4 pound finely chopped bittersweet chocolate or 1 1/2 cups high-quality chocolate chips, chopped
  • 1/2 cup candied orange peel, chopped
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup sweetened cocoa powder

Directions

  1. 1
    ["Shave the browned top, bottom and sides from the pound cake and discard the shavings.", "Cut the cake horizontally into 4 even slices.", "Push the ricotta through a sieve into a large bowl.", "Sift the confectioners\" sugar over the cheese and beat it in along with 2 tablespoons of the orange liqueur and the vanilla.""

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