Walnut and Ricotta Cake
Walnut and Ricotta Cake

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, walnut and ricotta cake. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Walnut and Ricotta Cake is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Walnut and Ricotta Cake is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have 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. Get 2/3 cup sugar + 1/4 cup sugar
  2. Get 1 cup Walnut pieces (finely chopped)
  3. Get 2/3 cup salted butter
  4. Prepare 5 eggs separated
  5. Take finely grated peel from 1 orange
  6. Get 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
  7. Make ready 6 tablespoons flour
  8. Take 1 teaspoon vanilla
  9. Prepare dash nutmeg optional
  10. Take 4 tablespoons apricot jam (for glaze)
  11. Get 2 tablespoons brandy (for glaze)
  12. Prepare semi-sweet chocolate for grating garnish
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.

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