Name: Cassata
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 litre good quality ice-cream; 2 tablespoon chopped green glace cherries; 2 tablespoon chopped red glace cherries; 2 tablespoon chopped glace apricots; 2 tablespoon chopped glace pineapple; 1/4 cup cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon almond essence; 1/4 cup flaked almonds, toasted

Ingredients

2 litre good quality ice-cream

2 tablespoon chopped green glace cherries

2 tablespoon chopped red glace cherries

2 tablespoon chopped glace apricots

2 tablespoon chopped glace pineapple

1/4 cup cocoa

1/2 teaspoon almond essence

1/4 cup flaked almonds, toasted

Method

1.Line a 14 x 22cm loaf pan with plastic wrap.

2.Scoop one-third ice-cream into a large bowl. Allow to soften slightly. Stir glace fruit through. Pour into prepared pan and smooth the surface. Cover and freeze until firm (at least 1 hour).

3.Place half remaining ice-cream into bowl and allow to soften. Sift cocoa over and mix well. Spread over fruit layer and smooth the surface. Cover and freeze until firm.

4.Allow remaining ice-cream to soften slightly. Stir almond essence and almonds through. Spread over chocolate layer and smooth the surface.

5.Cover with plastic wrap and return to freezer for 3 hours or overnight. When ready to serve, invert pan onto a chilled serving plate. Peel away plastic wrap. Serve sliced. Return any left over to the freezer.

Toast almonds by tossing in a dry frying pan over medium heat. Cover surfaces with plastic wrap when refreezing, to prevent ice crystals from forming. To ensure definition, it’s important that each layer is allowed to become very firm before adding the next.
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