Petits Fours Siciliana

Name: Petits Fours Siciliana
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 20 slices
Ingredients: 3 egg yolks; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 egg whites; 3/4 cup ricotta cheese or 3/4 cup cottage cheese; 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons orange liqueur; 1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped mixed citrus peels; 3 tablespoons grated semisweet chocolate; unsweetened cocoa powder

Submitted by Olha7397

"Chocolate sponge cake with ricotta, orange liqueur, citrus peel chocolate filling."

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Ready In:: 27mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 20 slices

ingredients

CAKE
3 egg yolks
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 egg whites
FILLING
³⁄₄ cup ricotta cheese or 3/4 cup cottage cheese
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 tablespoons orange liqueur
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons finely chopped mixed citrus peels
3 tablespoons grated semisweet chocolate
TO COAT
unsweetened cocoa powder

directions

Preheat oven to 350°F Grease bottom and sides 11 ½ inch x 8 ½ inch baking pan. Line the bottom with waxed paper or parchment paper. Grease and lightly flour paper. Shake off excess flour.
In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar until light. Sift in cocoa; add vanilla. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Gently fold into egg yolks, ½ at a time.
Spread mixture evenly in prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert cake on waxed paper; peel waxed paper off bottom of cake. To store cake, wrap in plastic wrap up to 24 hours.
TO MAKE FILLING, in a small bowl, beat or process cheese until smooth. Add sugar, orange liqueur, peel and chocolate. Mix well. Trim edges from cake. Cut cake in HALF; place on a flat surface. Spread bottom with filling; press other HALF gently on top. Cut cake in 20 slices. Sift cocoa over top. Refrigerate 2 hours. To store, refrigerate in a covered container up to 2 days. Makes 20 slices.
Chocolate & Petits Fours.Beverley Sutherland Smith.