Brocato's Cassata Recipe
Italian tri-flavored ice cream with cake layer.
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Ingredients
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Cake Layer
Ice Cream Layers
Garnish
Method
Cake Layer
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- 2
Mix Dry Ingredients
In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until well combined.
- 3
Cream Butter and Sugar
In another bowl, cream together the softened butter and remaining granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- 4
Add Eggs and Vanilla
Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- 5
- 6
Bake the Cake
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 7
Cool the Cake
Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before slicing into three even layers.
Ice Cream Layers
- 8
Prepare Ice Cream Base
In a large mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold in the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract until combined.
- 9
Divide Mixture
Divide the ice cream base into three separate bowls.
- 10
- 11
Layer the Ice Cream
In a clean loaf pan or rectangular container, layer the chocolate ice cream, followed by the strawberry layer, and then the pistachio layer, smoothing each layer with a spatula.
- 12
Freeze
Cover the container and freeze for at least 4 hours, or until firm.
Assembly
- 13
Layer Cake and Ice Cream
Once the cake and ice cream are both cooled and firm, layer the three cake slices with the ice cream layers in between. Start with a cake slice, add chocolate ice cream, then a second cake slice, followed by strawberry ice cream, and finish with the last cake slice topped with pistachio ice cream.
- 14
Garnish
Top with chopped pistachios and chocolate shavings for garnish.
- 15
Slice and Serve
Slice the assembled cassata into squares and serve immediately or return to the freezer until ready to serve.
