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Creamy Chocolate and Ricotta Cake

17/11/2023

I can share with you a delicious Italian recipe for a creamy chocolate and ricotta cake. It’s a soft and indulgent dessert, perfect for those who love the combination of rich chocolate flavor and the freshness of ricotta.

Ingredients

  • 250 g of ricotta
  • 200 g of dark chocolate
  • 100 g of sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 50 g of flour
  • 1 packet of vanillin or a teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • A pinch of salt

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Break the dark chocolate into pieces and melt it in a double boiler or in the microwave, taking care to not burn it.
  3. In a bowl, cream the ricotta with sugar and vanillin until smooth and homogenous.
  4. Separate the yolks from the whites. Add the yolks to the ricotta mixture and mix well.
  5. Add the melted chocolate to the mixture and stir until fully integrated.
  6. In another bowl, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they form stiff, foamy peaks.
  7. Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the chocolate and ricotta mixture, being careful to not deflate them.
  8. Add the sifted flour and fold in gently.
  9. Pour the mixture into a cake tin lined with parchment paper or buttered and floured.
  10. Bake for about 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  11. Let the cake cool before unmolding it.

Curiosity

The blend of ricotta’s sweetness with the intensity of chocolate is a classic in Italian pastry. This cake is suitable to be served both as a dessert after a meal and as an afternoon snack, perhaps accompanied by a dusting of powdered sugar or some extra chocolate sauce for the sweet-toothed.

If you want a gluten-free alternative, you can substitute the traditional flour with almond flour or other nut flours, which pair very well with the flavor of chocolate.