Cassata is an Easter Italian Cheesecake.
This is my mom's recipe the late Margaret Ann Fanelli Colenzo.
You're in for a real traditional Italian creamy ricotta-filled cheesecake that is bursting with cherries and chocolate!
Cassata siciliana is a traditional sweet from Sicily, Italy. Mom was from Bari, Italy, and this is her version.
There are over 10 different varieties of cassata in Italy.
The cake is believed to have originated in or around Palermo, where sheep’s milk ricotta, pistachios, and citrus were prevalent.
The Italian cheesecake is moistened with ricotta cheese baked into a delicious crust that has fruits and chocolate in it.
It's a tradition in our family to make this cheesecake every Easter; everyone looks forward to it.
You may also like to try our Italian Easter Dessert Roundup of recipes we make traditionally every year.
Over the years, we preferred it without some of the traditional candied fruits in it called citron, which is an ingredient used in many bakery versions.
This is my mom's recipe the late Margaret Ann Fanelli Colenzo.
You're in for a real traditional Italian creamy ricotta-filled cheesecake that is bursting with cherries and chocolate!
Cassata siciliana is a traditional sweet from Sicily, Italy. Mom was from Bari, Italy, and this is her version.
There are over 10 different varieties of cassata in Italy.
The cake is believed to have originated in or around Palermo, where sheep’s milk ricotta, pistachios, and citrus were prevalent.
The Italian cheesecake is moistened with ricotta cheese baked into a delicious crust that has fruits and chocolate in it.
It's a tradition in our family to make this cheesecake every Easter; everyone looks forward to it.
You may also like to try our Italian Easter Dessert Roundup of recipes we make traditionally every year.
Over the years, we preferred it without some of the traditional candied fruits in it called citron, which is an ingredient used in many bakery versions.
