Sicilian Cheese Cake
Specialty of Sicily
Ingredients:
16 oz Cream Cheese
8 oz Ricotta Cheese
1 1/2 cups Sugar
4 Eggs
3 tablespoons Cornstarch
1 teaspoons Vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoon Lemon Juice
1 pint Sour Cream
1/4 cup Melted Butter
Grated Rind of one Lemon
Preparation:
- Mix cream cheese & Ricotta cheese together. Add sugar. Mix well. Add slightly beaten eggs.
- Add cornstarch, flour, vanilla, lemon juice, & grated rind. Add sour cream and melted butter. Mix all together. Pour into a greased 9" Springform pan.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven 325 F for one hour. Then turn off heat and leave cake in for 2 more hours without power. Remove from oven. Let cool completely to room temperature. Refrigerate.
- Best made a-day ahead.
- Add fruit sauce on the side (Fresh raspberries, cherries, strawberries, blue berries, etc) and a fresh mint leave to garnish.
1 cake cut 10 slices.
Courtesy of people of Sicily.
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