Zuccotto

Name: Zuccotto (Chocolate and vanilla sponge pudding)
Yield: Serves 10-12
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 double espresso, filled to a cup measure with extra water if necessary (or 1 strong cup of coffee); 1 quantity sponge cake; 1 quantity pastry cream; 60 g (½ cup) unsweetened cocoa powder; 125 ml (½ cup) Marsala or Vin Santo

Chocolate and vanilla sponge pudding

Preparation info

Serves
10-12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Twelve

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2003

About

This is a striking dessert made up of vanilla sponge layered with vanilla cream and chocolate cream.

Ingredients

1 quantity sponge cake
1 quantity pastry cream
60 g (<

Europe
Italy
Cake
Mediterranean
Tuscany
Vegetarian
April

Method

Make the sponge in a 30 x 40 cm (12 x 16 in) baking tray, lined with baking paper. Leave the sponge to cool completely.

Make the pastry cream and divide equally between two bowls. Sift the cocoa powder into one and whisk in well. Combine the coffee and the liqueur in a separate bowl.

Transfer the sponge from the tray to your work surface. Cut into 8 mm (⅓ in) strips along its wi