Tishpishti is a Sephardi Jewish semolina and walnut cake soaked in a sugar syrup flavored with lemon and sometimes orange blossom water or rose water. It is made without flour and without dairy, which places it squarely within the requirements of a kosher kitchen where meat and milk are not mixed — a practical consideration […]

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Cassata is a Sicilian celebration cake built from layers of sponge cake soaked in liqueur, filled with sweetened ricotta studded with chocolate chips and candied fruit, encased in marzipan, and finished with a smooth coating of white royal icing decorated with an extravagant arrangement of candied fruit — whole cherries, sliced citron, fig, pear, and […]

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