Cassata-Style Cheesecake Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Cassata-Style Cheesecake
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F Lightly coat or spray a 9- or 9 1/2-inch springform pan with oil.
  2. For crust:.
  3. Place 3/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor. Pulse to mix. Add butter. Pulse until small crumbs form. Turn into pan. Press firmly and evenly over bottom. (Don't worry about cleaning processor.)
  4. Bake crust in centre of preheated oven until lightly golden around edge, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove pan and reduce heat to 300F
  5. For filling:.
  6. Finely grate peel from orange. Cut cream cheese into chunks.
  7. Place in a food processor with ricotta and vanilla. Whirl until smooth, occasionally scraping down side of bowl.
  8. Add 1 cup sugar and whirl to mix. Add eggs, one at a time, whirling after each addition. Then add 3 tbsp flour and orange zest. Whirl just until evenly mixed.
  9. Scrape filling into a large bowl. Stir in chocolate, candied fruit mix and pistachios.
  10. Pour filling over warm base.
  11. Lay a piece of foil loosely overtop. Don't seal.
  12. Bake in centre of 300F oven until centre is slightly jiggly, 2 hours.
  13. Remove to a rack. Run a knife around outside edge of cake, but don't remove from pan. Cool in pan, then refrigerate at least 3 hours or cover and refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 2 months.
  14. If centre cracks, cover with orange slices or whipped cream and chopped pistachios, if you wish!
  15. Hint: if you cannot find the mixed chopped candied fruits and peel use diced candied cherries and pineapple.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 521 Kcal (2181 kJ)
Calories from fat 268.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.79g 46%
Cholesterol 115.25mg 38%
Sodium 396.01mg 17%
Potassium 223.12mg 5%
Total Carbs 53.69g 18%
Sugars 35.13g 141%
Dietary Fiber 3.25g 13%
Protein 11.93g 24%
Vitamin C 7.3mg 12%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 180.9mg 18%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 299.65 Kcal (1255 kJ)
Calories from fat 154.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.13g 46%
Cholesterol 66.28mg 38%
Sodium 227.76mg 17%
Potassium 128.33mg 5%
Total Carbs 30.88g 18%
Sugars 20.21g 141%
Dietary Fiber 1.87g 13%
Protein 6.86g 24%
Vitamin C 4.2mg 12%
Iron 0.9mg 9%
Calcium 104.1mg 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.3
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top