Cassata Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups Sargento Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cream sherry
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1/3 cup mixed dried fruit finely chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds
• 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips mini, divided
• 10 3/4 ounces pound cake
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine cut into 8 pieces, chilled
• almonds uncheckedSliced, for garnish, optional