This is a classic cassata (Sicilian rum cake) — sponge cake, liquor, candied fruits, ricotta cheese — minus the marzipan. Incorporate 1/3 of the whites into the yolk mixture. Sift 1/4 cup of the flour ...

The sweetness of almond paste perfumes the air in Sicily. This is understandable because almond paste is an essential ingredient in so many of the cakes, cookies and confections that make Sicilian ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Cassata is traditionally a Sicilian layered cake made of sponge, ricotta and citrus peel, but these ...

A friend e-mailed me last week and said she and her co-workers had taken their boss out to lunch and enjoyed cassata cake for dessert. I have never had cassata cake, so her e-mail inspired me to find ...

End your Italian feast on a sweet note with our Cassata Cake! The best part? Our cassata cake recipe uses a convenient shortcut, which means you get to enjoy a slice of this delicious Italian ...

Disclaimer right off the bat: This is not, nor does it claim to be, an authentic old-time cassata. It’s not my grandmother’s hand-scrawled recipe. The classic Sicilian cassata is a spongecake layered ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cassata cakes have traditionally been an Easter treat. The famed cake starts with sponge cake and is layered with sweet ricotta filling and candied fruit. The entire cake is covered ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Traditions are important to Clevelanders. When the weather warms just a bit -- and with Easter approaching -- those of us who have been stuck indoors hiding from the snow and ice of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Spending time in the prolific kitchens of Bruno's NYC Bakery in Dongan Hills means learning from the master himself, master pastry chef Biagio Settepani, as he walks an observer ...