Steps to Prepare Walnut and Ricotta Cake in 33 Minutes for Family

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Walnut and Ricotta Cake is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Walnut and Ricotta Cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

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.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook walnut and ricotta cake using 12 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Walnut and Ricotta Cake:

1. Take 2/3 cup sugar + 1/4 cup sugar
2. Take 1 cup Walnut pieces (finely chopped)
3. Prepare 2/3 cup salted butter
4. Make ready 5 eggs separated
5. Make ready finely grated peel from 1 orange
6. Take 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
7. Get 6 tablespoons flour
8. Prepare 1 teaspoon vanilla
9. Get dash nutmeg optional
10. Make ready 4 tablespoons apricot jam (for glaze)
11. Get 2 tablespoons brandy (for glaze)
12. Make ready semi-sweet chocolate for grating garnish

Try to find the creamiest ricotta that you can for this recipe. Many grocery stores sell ricotta that is grainy, not smooth and creamy, and it will negatively When it finally cools enough to enjoy, you can top slices of this cake with fresh berries or a drizzle of chocolate if you like, but it's delicious on its own. I've been making Ricotta Cake for quite awhile now it's one of my husband's favorites. Recently I miss placed my recipe for it and while trying to replace it came "wet cake" texture.

Instructions to make Walnut and Ricotta Cake:

1. Preheat oven 375 degrees.
2. Grease and line bottom of 9" springform pan.
3. Roast walnuts over medium heat for only a few minutes.
4. Cream butter, flour, ricotta, egg yolks, grated orange peel, and 2/3 cup of sugar until light and fluffy.
5. Whip egg whites in separate bowl until stiff. Incorporate 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla into egg whites. (add optional dash of nutmeg)
6. Fold whites and nuts into the batter 1/2 at a time.
7. Place batter in pan, bake for 30 minutes or until firm. Let cool in pan.
8. Transfer cake to a plate.
9. Heat apricot and 1 tablespoon of water in a small saucepan.
10. Press apricot mix through a sieve and stir in brandy. Drizzle over cake. Top with chocolate shavings.

My mistake turned out a cake that was slightly more of a sponge consistency but still retained the ricotta flavor I perferr the. This ricotta cake is a part of my ricotta cheese recipes collection. It's one of those rich Italian cakes - pound cake in texture. Thanks for the great, easy cake. The only thing I would change is a little more lemon flavor.

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