Sicilian Baked Cassata

Cassata is a typical Sicilian cake for which a pan is lined with sponge cake and filled with a ricotta cream. The outside is covered with marzipan and decorated. The recipe here substitutes a pastry dough, pasta frolla, for the cake. The filling is mostly the same, except that some egg whites are added to help it set during baking.

Be careful not to overbake the cassata. When it is done, the dough will be golden and the filling will have puffed sli