-
1
Mix the icing sugar with just enough water to make a runny icing.
-
2
Put a quarter of the icing into a small bowl and color it red, another quarter into another bowl and colour green and leave the rest white.
-
3
Spread the icing thinly on to baking paper in strips going red, white, green, white etc.
-
4
and leave until almost set.
-
5
(This is to represent the Italian flag but red and green next to each other goes a horrible colour so separate them with a white strip).
-
6
Drag a fork through the strips to make wavy lines in the icing.
-
7
Leave until the icing is dry.
-
8
To make the sponge:.
-
9
Preheat the oven to 250C (hot oven).
-
10
Separate out two eggs.
-
11
Whisk the egg yolks with the whole egg and 90g of sugar until pale.
-
12
Whisk the egg whites until stiff and add the other 30g of sugar.
-
13
Fold the flour, egg whites and melted butter into the egg yolk mixture.
-
14
Spread on top of the icing and bake for 5 minutes until the top is golden brown.
-
15
Turn out on to a cake rack to cool and carefully remove the baking paper.
-
16
The icing will now be on the top of the sponge.
-
17
Cut strips of sponge to line four rings (use cookie cutters if you don't have those cheffy ring things).
-
18
Press into the rings with the icing side facing out.
-
19
Fill the centre with gelato, pressing the gelato firmly into the space to fill it.
-
20
Freeze to harden the gelato.
-
21
Remove from the ring and present the bottom (flat) side as the top of the dessert.
-
22
Dress up with any decorations you desire.
