Zuccotto

Recipes / Vegetarian

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Recipe «Zuccotto» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 200g unsalted butter, 200g caster sugar, 3 eggs, 200g self-raising flour, sifted, 1 tsp baking powder , 3 tbsp cocoa powder, plus extra to dust, 120ml kirsch, 500g ricotta cheese , 100g pure icing sugar, 100g good-quality chocolate , finely chopped, 50g toasted slivered almonds, 75g glace cherries, 100g mixed glace fruits, 200ml thick cream, whipped.

Ingredients:

  • 200g unsalted butter 
  • 200g caster sugar 
  • 3 eggs 
  • 200g self-raising flour, sifted 
  • 1 tsp baking powder 
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder, plus extra to dust 
  • 120ml kirsch 
  • 500g ricotta cheese 
  • 100g pure icing sugar 
  • 100g good-quality chocolate , finely chopped 
  • 50g toasted slivered almonds 
  • 75g glace cherries 
  • 100g mixed glace fruits 
  • 200ml thick cream, whipped 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line and grease two 28cm round sandwich pans with non-stick baking paper.
  2. Place butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer or use an electric hand beater and beat until pale. Add eggs, one at a time, beating gently after each addition, until combined. Gently fold in the flour, baking powder and cocoa. Spoon the mixture into the pans and bake for 12 minutes on the middle shelf of the oven. Set aside to cool.
  3. Grease a 2.5-litre (10-cup) metal or glass bowl and line with plastic wrap. Cut each cake horizontally and use to line the bowl, reserving one slice for the lid. Brush slices with 4 tablespoons of kirsch.
  4. To make the filling, place ricotta and icing sugar in a food processor and process until smooth. Fold in chocolate, almonds, glace fruits and remaining kirsch. Fold in cream, then spoon into the lined bowl and top with the reserved cake lid. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze overnight. Transfer to the fridge 1 hour before serving. Turn out onto a serving plate and dust with extra cocoa.