How to cook Italian Zuccotto Recipe

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Italian Zuccotto Recipe

Dalgano - Italian Food | A delicious spoon dessert: it's a zuccotto sponge cake filled with ricotta, cream, and cocoa. The parfaits are delicious in combination and subtle in their simplicity. Uncomplicated in realization, it's the perfect dessert to share after dinner with friends.

Legend has it that sweet zuccotto was the first semifreddo in the history of Italian cuisine and it was born to pay homage to Caterina de' Medici. Tuscany then. And "pumpkin" in the Tuscan dialect means "head": infantry helmets appear to be the first print to be used.

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Ingredients:

• 1 sponge cake 250-300 g
• 320 g ricotta
• 250 ml fresh cream
• 50 g powdered sugar
• 10 g unsweetened cocoa powder + one for sprinkling
• 50 g milk chocolate chips
• 70 ml zibibbo
• 30 ml water

How to Make Italian Zuccotto Recipe:

1. To make the zuccotto, start by cutting the sponge cake made according to the basic recipe, into 1 cm thick slices. Arrange some in a 17x11 cm dome mold, lined with food film to cover the entire surface. In a small bowl, mix the zibibbo with the water and spread this mixture on the sponge cake slices.
2. In a bowl, combine the ricotta with the icing sugar and mix with a whisk. Beat the cream and add it to the mixture several times, stirring from bottom to top to avoid dissolving. At this point, take 1/3 of the mixture, transfer to a second bowl and add the sifted cocoa, stirring well. In a bowl with 2/3 ricotta, add chocolate chips instead.
3. Pour the dark-colored dough into a mold that has been lined with sponge cake and smooth it out. Immediately after that pour the clear mixture into a homogeneous layer and smooth it too.
4. Cover everything with another piece of sponge cake that will form the base of the zuccotto, pressing lightly. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for at least three hours. After this time, turn the cake over on a plate and serve with a sprinkling of bittersweet chocolate.