Casatta

Sicilian Holiday Cake

By: Charles Giuliano - Nov 28, 2014

Casatta

Holidays
Sicilians came from Brooklyn
Not allowed in the house
Without Casatta
Built with rum soaked sponge cake
Cannoli filling
Glazed frosting
Top covered with candied fruit
In the center preserved orange
Surrounded by white lattice
Supporting a sugared rose
Must be from Monteleone’s
Or Tardo’s
Fruit removed to a separate plate
Agony over thickness of slices
Amount of fruit
Cordials and espresso with Sambuca
Tales of the cake
Adventures of getting there
Italian spoken laughingly
Lasted a couple of days
Slices less generous
Fruit more sparing
Cake drying out
Filling touching on sour
Sunset over the Mediterranean
Until next year
Now long gone