serves
6
prep
20 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
6
people
preparation
20
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 1 kg ricotta
- 140 g caster sugar
- 70 g candied fruit, finely chopped
- 40 g flaked almonds
- 50 g plain chocolate chips or shavings
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting
- 600 g panettone, cut into 2 x round discs, and the remaining lengthways into 2.5 cm-thick slices
- 175 ml Vin Santo
Chilling time 6 hours
Instructions
- Mix together half of the ricotta with half of the sugar in a medium bowl until creamy. Fold in half of the candied fruit, half of the almonds and half of the chocolate chips until well combined, and set aside.
- In another medium bowl, mix the remaining ricotta and sugar with the cocoa powder until creamy.
- Stir in the remaining candied fruit, flaked almonds and chocolate chips, set aside.
- Use a 10-cup pudding basin or a deep bowl with plastic wrap, leaving quite a bit of excess around the edges.
- Line with the slices of panettone and, using a pastry brush, brush about three-quarters of the Vin Santo over the cake slices.
- Fill with the chocolate ricotta mixture, which should half-fill the basin.
- Take one of the round panettone discs, place over the top and press, then drizzle over some of the Vin Santo.
- Fill with the white ricotta mixture and cover with the other panettone disc, then drizzle with the remaining Vin Santo.
- Bring up the overhang of plastic wrap and place a weight on top (a plate with a bag of sugar on it, for example), and chill in the fridge for at least 6 hours.
- Remove from the fridge, take off the weight and the plastic wrap over the top. Turn upside-down on a plate. Carefully remove the pudding basin and peel off the plastic wrap.
- Dust with sifted extra cocoa powder and serve.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
