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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In Cuisine
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, originated there.
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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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