Sicilian Pizza Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven according to the cake mix directions. Coat a 9-by-13-inch pan with canola oil. Prepare the cake batter according to the cake mix directions, pour into the prepared pan and set aside.
• To make the filling: Combine the ricotta, mascarpone, eggs, sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and whisk until smooth. Gently pour the filling onto the cake pan of chocolate batter so the top is completely white. Bake until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean and the chocolate layer has risen to the top, about 40 minutes. Let the cake cool completely.
• To make the frosting: Just before serving, blend together the mascarpone, milk, chocolate pudding mix and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer until smooth. Using an offset spatula, spread the frosting evenly over the cake and serve.

Steps:

• For the Saucee Sicilian pizza dough: Place water in a mixing bowl with yeast to bloom for 10 minutes. Slowly add flour to mix. Once flour and water begin to mix, add salt. Mix 3 minutes. Place dough in a container and close top; allow to proof for 24 hours.
• Portion into 8-ounce dough balls in dough trays and refrigerate for 48 hours.
• Bring dough balls to room temperature.
• For the Saucee Sicilian balsamic maple glaze: Combine the balsamic and maple syrup in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then and reduce heat to a low simmer and cook, whisking often so it doesn't burn on the bottom, until the liquid is reduced by half and the glaze coats the back of a spoon.
• For the Saucee Sicilian Trapani pizza: Heat a wood-fired oven to 800 to 850 degrees F or a regular oven with a pizza stone to 550 degrees F.
• Flour a work surface and hand stretch and form the dough balls into pizza shapes. Scoop ricotta on each pizza and spread it until it almost reaches the edges. Top the pizzas with some mozzarella, roasted garlic, roasted red peppers and Mission figs. Bake until golden brown and bubbling, about 90 seconds in a pizza oven or 5 minutes in a regular oven. Take out and cut into 4 slices. Top each slice with prosciutto and drizzle on some balsamic maple glaze.

Steps:

• Coat the bottom and sides of an 11-by-17-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Prepare the cake mixes as directed; spread in the baking sheet, filling it about three-quarters of the way (you will have leftover batter).
• Bake the cake at 350 degrees F until a toothpick comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool in the pan, then scrape off the top of the cake with a fork, leaving a border for the crust.
• Cut the fruit leather into 1 1/2-inch circles using a cookie cutter or kitchen shears and set aside. (If the strips are too narrow, roll them out slightly with a rolling pin before cutting.)
• Grate about 2 tablespoons of white chocolate into a bowl and set aside. Chop the remaining white chocolate.
• Microwave the chopped white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth.
• Mix the preserves with 2 tablespoons of the melted white chocolate in another bowl ¿ this will make the sauce more opaque.
• Spread the strawberry sauce on the cake, inside the border.
• Top with spoonfuls of the remaining melted white chocolate, spreading each slightly with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with the grated white chocolate.
• Use a kitchen torch to toast the melted white chocolate and the edges of the cake. Top with the fruit-leather circles.

Steps:

• Make the dough: Whisk the flour, sugar, salt and the yeast in a medium bowl. Pour the warm water into a large bowl, then add the flour mixture and stir until combined. Stir in 2 tablespoons olive oil to make a very sticky dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead, dusting with more flour as needed, until the dough comes together and no longer sticks to your fingers, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a lightly oiled large bowl and turn to coat. Tightly cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Coat an 11-by-17-inch rimmed baking sheet with 3 tablespoons olive oil. Add the dough and stretch it to fit the baking sheet. Brush with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until puffy, about 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Make the sauce: Combine the tomatoes and their juices and the salt in a medium bowl and crush well with your hands or a potato masher. Uncover the dough and sprinkle with salt. Gently place the baking sheet in the oven (the dough might deflate if it is knocked). Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven, top with the sliced mozzarella and cover with 2 cups of the crushed tomatoes. Bake until the cheese is bubbling through the sauce and starts browning, 15 to 20 more minutes.
• Let the pizza stand 10 minutes, then remove from the pan using a spatula and transfer to a cutting board. Let cool 1 to 2 minutes before slicing.