Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, walnut and ricotta cake. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Walnut and Ricotta Cake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Walnut and Ricotta Cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. 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:
- Take 2/3 cup sugar + 1/4 cup sugar
- Take 1 cup Walnut pieces (finely chopped)
- Prepare 2/3 cup salted butter
- Prepare 5 eggs separated
- Prepare finely grated peel from 1 orange
- Get 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
- Get 6 tablespoons flour
- Make ready 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Prepare dash nutmeg optional
- Get 4 tablespoons apricot jam (for glaze)
- Get 2 tablespoons brandy (for glaze)
- Get semi-sweet chocolate for grating garnish
Steps 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.
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