Homestyle Casatta
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Casatta is a delicious rum soaked cake from sunny Sicily. It has a sweet ricotta filling and although my version is not authentic, it is a delicate and very delicious dessert. Your new favorite recipe is found below!
Homestyle Casatta
Serves 8-10
Give yourself 2 days to make this cake. The ricotta must drain overnight. After filling the cake, it rests for another 10 hours.
A 9 inch single layer cake. If using a double layer cake, please double the amount of rum syrup, ricotta filling and whipped cream. The cake can be a sponge, white or yellow cake. Cut the cake into two layers. Cut two 1/4 inch horizontal layers using a serrated knife.
Rum Syrup: for a single layer cake
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
Bring to a boil. When the sugar has melted add:
2 Tablespoons of white rum
Lightly dab this syrup over the cut side of the cakes, as demonstrated in the video.
Ricotta Filling: for a single layer cake
14 ounces of ricotta which has been drained overnight in a fine mesh sieve.
1/2 to 3/4 cup confectionary sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon orange or almond extract (optional)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons white rum
3 ounces of shaved semisweet chocolate (optional)
Mix all ingredients together then spread evenly over the bottom layer of cake. Press gently.
Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 10 hours before serving.
Top with stabilized whipped cream
Stabilized Whipped Cream Topping: for a single layer
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon powdered gelatin
3 Tablespoons confectionery sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
In a chilled bowl, using chilled beaters pour cream into bowl and sprinkle the gelatin in a single layer over the cream (Be careful not to make this a thick layer. That will cause lumps in the cream. Otherwise, follow directions on the gelatin packet to bloom the gelatin).
Begin to beat the cream on low speed and as bubbles begin to form, slowly add the sugar, then vanilla. Spread this evenly over the cassata before serving.
To decorate the cake with traditional flavors use marzipan, candied citron, or other candied fruit, and chocolate shavings.
In my version, I used crushed amaretti cookies. Other flavor substitutes for the soak are: anisette or Samba, Amaretto, Grand Mariner, or orange juice. Enjoy!
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Awesome alternative…it also nice to see the casualties Pros are faced with as well! Lol
Ssshhhh, no one will ever know. 🤣🤣🤣The cake tastes good either way.
Nice recipe. Thank You!
Wow Nina, this was amazing, I need to try this one, I haven’t heard or tried it before, wishing you and your family happy healthy new year, much love.
Thank you, and I wish you and yours health and happiness!
I’m drooling for some cake Neens❤️❤️
K just ate the last piece! 😕 I can make more😘
Thank you. I've been waiting for it. I saved it. I can already vision how I would modify it, and decorate it. When I make it I'll let you know how it turns out. I might use champagne to soak the cake. I love champagne. Or perhaps I should use Prosecco. I would love to get some Sicilian pistachios. But they are very expensive and hard to find.
Just so you know it's pronounced just like the real person Nellie Bly. I just eliminated the space in between Nellie and Bly. In the movie The Great Race Natalie Wood played Nellie Bly. She was the first investigative journalist. She checked herself into a mental institution to report on the conditions. She also is known for her record breaking 72 day trip around the world. Which is what The Great Race is about. A comedy. The movie is known for it's 4,000 pie, pie fight.
I have been thinking of you because getting this up on TH-cam took far longer than I expected.
I have recently looked into buying Sicilian pistachios, but they are just too pricey for my taste. The Prosecco as the soak sounds like a great idea. I have a bottle laying around here, but I would never think to do that.
I love old movies, but I don't recall ever seeing The Great Race. The title sounds very mid-60's. I'll have to find it. Thanks for hanging in there, enjoy your new favorite cake! 😁😘🤗
@@ninainthekitchen1455 Right on the button 1965. Jack Lemmon is also in it, and he is...I won't ruin the surprise. As for the Prosecco I would just use something from Trader Joe's. I would never do anything like that with a high end wine.
@@nellgwenn 1965!! Wow, I called that right! I looked the movie up, and with that cast, I know that I must have seen The Great Race. I also noticed that it was directed by Blake Edwards.
Love your recipes! Do you have one for Banana Nut Bread?😁
Hi Judy, I do have a Banana Nut bread that is going to be my next post. A friend of mine recently said that it's the best she has ever had in her life!... yeah, it is REALLY good so I will share that next. 😁