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Cassata

Ingredients

  • 50g chocolate
  • 1/4 cup cream
  • 1 Tbsp cocoam sifted
  • 1 Liter vanilla ice cream
  • 1/3 cup red and green glace cherries, chopped
  • 1/3 cup glace ginger, chopped
  • 1/2 cup flaked almonds
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • Directions

    Melt chocolate in a double boiler, add cream and cocoa. Divide ice cream into 3 bowls. Fold chocolate mixture into first bowl of ice cream and spread evenly into loaf pan #1, freeze. Fold cherries and ginger into second bowl of ice cream, spread evenly into loaf pan #2, freeze. Fold almonds and almond extract into third bowl of ice cream, and spread evenly into loaf pan #3, freeze.

    When ice cream is solid, unmold by quickly dipping each pan base into hot water and invert it onto a plate. Place one layer on top of next with the chocolate layer in the middle. Smooth edges with a spatula and refreeze. Serve in slices. Serves 6-8.




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