Cassata, or cassata siciliana, is an Italian cake originating in Sicily, typically made of a round sponge cake moistened with fruit juices or liqueur and layered with ricotta cheese and candied fruit, the same filling also used in cannoli, finished with a shell of marzipan, pink and green icing and decorative designs. The name cassata can also refer to a Neapolitan ice cream containing candied or dried fruit and nuts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Where does the name cassata come from?
The name is thought to come from the Arabic qas’at, a wide circular pan.
Strazzanti Experiences, a Sicilian food and cooking company, says it is believed that the cassata was created during the Arabic domination of Sicily and that the name derives from the Arabic word qas’at. This is thought to be the name of a wide circular pan with sloping sides, which is the traditional type of dish used to make the cassata.
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1. Cassata (Wikipedia)
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The word al-qaššāṭī-القشاطي (Arabic for 'the cassata-maker')-was first mentioned in Corleone in 1178.
2. Cassata (Wikidata)
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Cassata (Wikipedia)
Introduction
It has a shell of marzipan, pink and green colored icing, and decorative designs.
- Uses Ingredient: Ricotta, Infobox main_ingredient field: Sponge cake, fruit juice or liqueur, ricotta, candied peel, marzipan, icing
In Cuisine: Italian Cuisine, lead paragraph
Cassata ( kə-SAH-tə) or cassata siciliana (Italian: [kasˈsaːta sitʃiˈljaːna]; Sicilian: [ka(s)ˈsaːta sɪʃɪˈljaːna]) is an Italian cake originating in the Sicily region.
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