Cassata
Ornate sponge cake of ricotta, marzipan and candied fruit.
About Cassata
Sponge is layered with sweet ricotta and liqueur, wrapped in green marzipan and decorated with glossy candied fruit and icing. It is the elaborate, baroque pride of Sicilian pastry.
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