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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). | 2. To Make Pan di Spagna (Sponge Cake): Have the following ingredients at room temperature for at least one hour before baking; 6 eggs, lemon juice, orange zest, and sherry. | 3. Separate 6 eggs and set the egg whites aside. Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Beat in sugar, lemon juice, orange zest, and sherry or 1 teaspoon almond extract. Beat until foamy. | 4. Sift flour 3 times and fold into eggs yolks gently but thoroughly. Beat egg whites until foamy, add salt, and beat until stiff but not dry. Fold into yolks. Pour batter into one ungreased 9 inch spring form pan. | 5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 60 minutes. Test by pressing lightly with finger tip, if cake springs back at once it is done. Leave cake in pan to cool, and invert on a wire rack. | 6. Once cake is completely cool slice into 3 layers and sprinkle layers with rum. | 7. To Make Filling: Crush ricotta very finely with hands or a potato masher, add 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar and beat for about 3 minutes until creamy. Stir in 6 tablespoons rum, grated sweet chocolate, chopped candied cherries, cinnamon and toasted almonds. | 8. Spread ricotta filling over sponge cake layers, using half-inch of filling on each layer. Leave the top and sides of cake plain. | 9. To Make Frosting: Cream butter with 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar. Beat the 2 egg whites until stiff and gradually beat into the egg whites the remaining 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar. Fold egg whites into the butter mixture and add fold in 1 teaspoon almond extract. | 10. Cover sides and top cake evenly with frosting. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve. Serves 10. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
egg	6			429.0	2.16	37.68	28.53
white sugar	1/2	cup		387.0	99.98	0.0	0.0
lemon juice	1 1/2	tablespoons		5.0325	1.5784	0.0801	0.0549
orange zest	1 1/2	tablespoons		8.73	2.25	0.135	0.018000000000000002
sherry	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
cake flour	1	cup		495.94	106.9011	11.234000000000002	1.1782
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
ricotta cheese	1 1/2	pounds		1183.8775	20.6838	76.6118	88.3145
rum	6	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
confectioner sugar	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
chocolate	2	squares	grated sweet	-	-	-	-
cherry	1/4	cup	chopped candied	19.375	4.7197	0.3875	0.1162
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
almond	1/2	cup	chopped toasted	963.56	0.0	0.0	109.0
butter	1/4	cup		342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
confectioner sugar	2 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
egg white	2			34.32	0.4818	7.194	0.1122
almond extract	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
rum	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
confectioner sugar	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.