Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, walnut and ricotta cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Walnut and Ricotta Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Walnut and Ricotta Cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must 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:
- Take 2/3 cup sugar + 1/4 cup sugar
- Take 1 cup Walnut pieces (finely chopped)
- Prepare 2/3 cup salted butter
- Take 5 eggs separated
- Take finely grated peel from 1 orange
- Get 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
- Make ready 6 tablespoons flour
- Take 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Get dash nutmeg optional
- Take 4 tablespoons apricot jam (for glaze)
- Take 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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