Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, walnut and ricotta cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chopped walnuts add a delightful texture and flavor element to this cake made with ricotta cheese. Add the egg yolks, vanilla, ricotta cheese and flout and mix together. Coat the cake with the cheese mixture and decorate as you wish.
Walnut and Ricotta Cake is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Walnut and Ricotta Cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook walnut and ricotta cake using 12 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Walnut and Ricotta Cake:
- Take 2/3 cup sugar + 1/4 cup sugar
- Get 1 cup Walnut pieces (finely chopped)
- Prepare 2/3 cup salted butter
- Get 5 eggs separated
- Make ready finely grated peel from 1 orange
- Prepare 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
- Prepare 6 tablespoons flour
- Make ready 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Take dash nutmeg optional
- Prepare 4 tablespoons apricot jam (for glaze)
- Make ready 2 tablespoons brandy (for glaze)
- Take semi-sweet chocolate for grating garnish
The ricotta in the cake lends moisture and a delicious richness and the lemon zest adds a welcome zing. Trust me, this is a cake people wont forget about! The cake sinks lightly after baking, this gives it an authentic appearance. The cake sinks lightly after baking, this gives it an authentic appearance.
Instructions to make Walnut and Ricotta Cake:
- Preheat oven 375 degrees.
- Grease and line bottom of 9" springform pan.
- Roast walnuts over medium heat for only a few minutes.
- Cream butter, flour, ricotta, egg yolks, grated orange peel, and 2/3 cup of sugar until light and fluffy.
- Whip egg whites in separate bowl until stiff. Incorporate 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla into egg whites. (add optional dash of nutmeg)
- Fold whites and nuts into the batter 1/2 at a time.
- Place batter in pan, bake for 30 minutes or until firm. Let cool in pan.
- Transfer cake to a plate.
- Heat apricot and 1 tablespoon of water in a small saucepan.
- Press apricot mix through a sieve and stir in brandy. Drizzle over cake. Top with chocolate shavings.
This cake has the tendency to stick to the pan, so make sure you grease the sides of your cake tin well with butter and line the bottom with baking or parchment paper. Adding fresh lemon juice means the cake batter might look a little curdled, but it's totally fine. Ricotta cheese in the batter creates a fluffy texture, while toasted walnuts on the side add a touch of crunch. For added protein, we used amaranth, a tiny seed that with Beet & Walnut Salad. Find recipes that suit your lifestyle with our new nutritionist-approved dietary tags.
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