Walnut and Ricotta Cake
Walnut and Ricotta Cake

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, walnut and ricotta cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Walnut and Ricotta Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Walnut and Ricotta Cake is something which I have loved my whole life.

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

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

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