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Illustrative photo: Pietro & Silvia from Italy — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Zuccotto

A dome-shaped Florentine dessert made of liqueur-soaked sponge biscuits and a whipped cream of chocolate and ricotta. It is turned out of its mold and served very cold.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Imbibage

Optional extras

Instructions

  1. Mix the milk and liqueur in a shallow dish and quickly dip each biscuit without letting it get soggy.
  2. Line a round bowl with cling film, then arrange the soaked biscuits to cover the base and sides.
  3. In a bowl, work the ricotta with the icing sugar and vanilla until smooth.
  4. Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie and fold it into the ricotta, then add the crushed pistachios.
  5. Whip the cream until very firm and gently fold it into the ricotta-chocolate mixture.
  6. Pour the cream into the mold over the biscuits, cover with more soaked biscuits, then refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
  7. Turn out onto a plate, dust with sifted cocoa and serve well chilled.

Variations and tips

Non-alcoholic version. Replace the liqueur with concentrated orange juice.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.