Easter Chocolate Tart with Ricotta and Orange, a delicious recipe perfect for Easter breakfast or as a gift idea.
For this recipe, I chose a cocoa shortcrust base, made a few days ago, and thought of filling it cheesecake-style with a ricotta and orange blossom filling, reminiscent of Easter flavors.
For decoration, I chose classic flower wafers reminiscent of spring, but you can easily replace them once the tart has cooled with chocolate eggs.
Below, I leave you a complete menu with some ideas for Easter.
- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 45 Minutes
- Preparation time: 2 Hours
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Easter
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup butter (softened to room temperature)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 9 oz whole milk ricotta
- 2 eggs
- to taste orange zest (organic, grated)
- 2 tbsps orange blossom flavor
- 2/3 cup sugar
Tools
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Fork
- 1 Parchment paper
- 1 Rolling pin
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Fork
- 1 Grater
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Springform pan
- 1 Wheel
Steps
To make the Easter Chocolate Tart with Ricotta and Orange, start with the cocoa shortcrust base which should rest for at least 30 minutes.
In a large bowl, add all the powders and mix in eggs and soft butter.
Use a fork to work the ingredients until a well-mixed first part is achieved, then continue by hand until you get a homogeneous dough.
Wrap it in parchment paper and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine ricotta with eggs, grated orange zest, orange blossom flavor, and sugar.
Mix with a fork until you get a creamy mixture.
Take the shortcrust pastry and roll it out to a base about 1/2 inch thick using a rolling pin.
To avoid using more flour, I use to roll it between two sheets of parchment paper.
Roll it out to a base about 1/2 inch thick and place it in a buttered and floured pan.
Prick with a fork’s tines and pour in the filling, leveling it.
Bake in a preheated fan oven at 350°F for 38-40 minutes.
The filling should not darken but remain a nice bright yellow.
Once cooled, decorate as desired.
