Cassata, a traditional sweet cake from the province of Palermo, Sicily (Italy). It consists of pound cake moisted with kirschwasser or an orange liqueur and layered with a ricotta, candied fruit, and chocolate filling. Most variants are also covered with a shell of chocolate or chocolate frosting. A cake is a form of food, usually sweet, often baked. ... City nickname: Location Location of Palermo within the island of Sicily. ... Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language or Sicilian Defence. ... Pound cake is an American English name for a type of fruit cake known in British English as a Madeira cake. ... Kirschwasser (pronounced with the w as a vee sound, like kirschvasser), often known simply as Kirsch, is a clear alcoholic spirit made from double distillation of the fermented juice of a small black cherry. ... Look up orange in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A liqueur is a sweet alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, seeds, roots, plants, barks, and sometimes cream. ... Ricotta cheese is an Italian cheese made from the whey which results when making cheeses such as mozzarella or provolone. ... Chocolate comes in dark, milk, and white varieties with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... Icing (also frosting) is a sweet glaze made of sugar, butter, water, and egg whites or milk, often flavoured and cooked and used to cover or decorate baked goods, such as cakes or cookies. ...