Mini Cassata Cakes

Name: Mini Cassata Cakes
Ingredients: 1cup fresh ricotta; 2Tablespoons confectioners' sugar; 1Tablespoon amaretto liqueur; 2ounces bittersweet chocolate; 3Tablespoons granulated sugar; 1Tablespoon unsalted butter; Finely grated orange zest, for garnish; 2Tablespoons finely chopped candied orange peel; 1 whole pound cake, sliced 1/2 inch thick and cut into twelve 2 1/2 inch rounds with a cookie cutter

Mini Cassata Cakes was pinched from <a href="http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/mini-cassata-cakes-recipe-fw0712?src=soc_fcbk" target="_blank">www.delish.com.</a>

"At Boulud Sud, pastry chef Ghaya Oliveira makes a version of cassata, the ornate Sicilian dessert with layers of sponge cake, sweetened ricotta, candied fruit, dark chocolate, and marzipan. The easy recipe here is Grace Parisi's own interpretation...."

INGREDIENTS

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1cup fresh ricotta

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2Tablespoons confectioners' sugar

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1Tablespoon amaretto liqueur

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2ounces bittersweet chocolate

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3Tablespoons granulated sugar

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1Tablespoon unsalted butter

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Finely grated orange zest, for garnish

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2Tablespoons finely chopped candied orange peel

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1 whole pound cake, sliced 1/2 inch thick and cut into twelve 2 1/2 inch rounds with a cookie cutter

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