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      Title: Minni di Virgini (St. Agatha's Breasts)
 Categories: Cakes, Cheese, Citrus, Chocolate, Fruits
      Yield: 8 Cakes

      1 lb Ricotta cheese
      2 c  Granulated sugar
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      1 tb Chopped dark chocolate or
           - chocolate chips
      5 lg Eggs; separated
  1 1/2 c  Granulated sugar
  1 1/4 c  Flour; sifted
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      2 ts Lemon rind
      8    Maraschino cherries; halved

  In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip the
  ricotta until creamy. Mix in the sugar and vanilla, then fold in
  the chocolate chips. Refrigerate for at least two hours.

  Set the oven to 375°F/190°C.

  Grease and flour an 18" square cake pan or two 9" square baking pans.

  Once more using the paddle attachment, cream the egg yolks and
  sugar for 2 to 3 minutes, until thickened and lemon coloured. Add
  flour a little at a time, making sure each scoop is fully
  incorporated before adding more. Mix in the vanilla and lemon rind.

  In a clean bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff but not dry and
  fold into the cake batter. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for
  40 minutes or until a knife or cake tester inserted into the center
  of the cake comes out clean. Turn out on a wire rack to cool.

  When the cake is completely cool, cut 8 rounds of cake using a
  juice glass or round cookie cutter. These will become the base of
  your minni. Top each sponge cake disc with a generous dome of
  ricotta custard and one of the maraschino cherry halves.

  Note: In Sicily these cakes are made in honor of Saint Agatha, who,
  like her neighbor Saint Lucy, was a Christian girl in a pagan world
  and was thus tortured by having her breasts torn off with pincers.
  (Believe it or not, that didn't kill her. Ultimately, she was
  cooked on coals.) Paintings and sculptures of Saint Agatha often
  depict her displaying her breasts on a plate.

  Recipe FROM: http://www.goodfoodstories.com

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