SORRENTO CASSATA CAKE

By gaster16

Ingredients

• Syrup:
• 1 white cake mix
• 2-1/2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon rum or vanilla extract
• 4 oz. finely chopped chocolate
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherries rinsed dried and chopped 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons rum or vanilla extract
• Topping:
• 2 cups heavy cream whipped with 1/2 cup confectioners sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Make cake in two 9” cake pans, following directions on box, but substituting 3 large eggs for egg whites. mix sugar, chocolate and cherries into ricotta cheese with spatula. Fold in rum or vanilla.

Syrup:

Add rum or vanilla to the sugar water. Slice cooled layers in two making four even layers. For 3 layers moisten with syrup, spread evenly with 1/3 jam and 1/3 ricotta mixture. Frost final layer and sides with topping.