Baked Cassata

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recipe by Mille 1 Ricette https://blog.giallozafferano.it/mille1ricette/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    55mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    590
based on 2 ratings

A classic Cassata is a traditional sweet from Sicily, Italy. It’s commonly iced and decorated in rich, candied fruit. This is a less sugary, but still delicious version. User generated recipes have not been re-tested by Kenwood.

Inspired by: https://blog.giallozafferano.it/mille1ricette/

recipe updated 14 Oct 2020

Ingredients

  • Butter icon
    Butter
    90 g
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Italian 00 flour icon
    Italian 00 flour
    300 g
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    120 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Ricotta cheese icon
    Ricotta cheese
    750 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    220 g
  • Dark chocolate chips icon
    Dark chocolate chips
    70 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    as needed
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Rolling pin
  • kCook icon kCook Multi
  • kCook icon Work surface
  • kCook icon Lightly floured surface
  • kCook icon Kcook bowl
  • kCook icon Springform pan - 20cm (8")

Step preview

  1. Fit midi blade to kCook bowl
  2. Add italian 00 flour, butter, caster sugar, lemon and egg to the kCook bowl
  3. Fit kCook bowl to kCook Multi
  4. Attach lid to kCook bowl with filler cap fitted
  5. Mix with filler cap fitted - 2 min, speed 9
  6. Line a clean work surface with plastic wrap
  7. Transfer pastry to work surface
  8. Wrap with plastic wrap
  9. Chill in fridge and continue
  10. Clean kCook bowl
  11. Fit whisk tool to kCook bowl
  12. Add ricotta cheese and icing sugar to the kCook bowl
  13. Fit kCook bowl to kCook Multi
  14. Attach lid to kCook bowl with filler cap fitted
  15. Whisk with filler cap fitted - 1 min, speed 5
  16. Then add dark chocolate chips to the kCook bowl
  17. Whisk with filler cap fitted - 30 sec, speed 5
  18. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  19. Transfer two thirds of pastry to lightly floured surface and reserve the rest
  20. Roll out into a circle
  21. Transfer pastry to springform pan
  22. Prick
  23. Transfer content of kCook bowl to springform pan
  24. Spread until level then set aside
  25. Place one third of pastry on lightly floured surface
  26. Transfer pastry to springform pan carefully
  27. Roll out into a circle
  28. Seal
  29. Trim
  30. Cut an indentation
  31. Bake - 30 min, 180°C
  32. Let cool - approx 3 hr
  33. Dust with icing sugar and ground cinnamon
  34. Serve
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