The ricotta and chocolate cake is a dessert suitable for the whole family because its delicious ricotta cream is not too sweet, making it ideal even for the little ones.
A soft base that is slightly moist but not too soaked allows you to cut and enjoy the cake easily with a fork.
I chopped the chocolate topping with a knife to give it a slightly different appearance compared to using chocolate chips.
Shall we prepare it?
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 8 People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
Let’s see what we need to prepare the cake
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp brown sugar (you can also use white granulated sugar)
- 2 eggs
- 1 lemon zest (grated)
- 0.5 tsp fine salt (a pinch)
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 3.5 oz oranges (juiced)
- 1 cup flour
- 3.5 oz chocolate pudding (I used the pudding cream you find in those packaged jars)
- 1 tsp liquor (for desserts, like rum or other)
- 8 oz ricotta (lactose-free is fine too)
- 4 blocks dark chocolate (chopped with a knife to garnish the surface)
- 0.5 cup water
- 1 tbsp liquor (rum or another, I used hazelnut liquor)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar (or white granulated or powdered sugar)
Tools
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Knife
- 1 Juicer
- 1 Fork
- 1 Clever Cake Mold
Steps
In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar.
Add the orange juice, oil, the grated zest of a whole lemon, and a pinch of salt.
Now combine sifted flour and baking powder.
In the greased and floured mold, place the batter and bake at a preheated static oven at 338°F for about 22 minutes.
The clever cake mold measures 10 inches in diameter.
Very convenient for this type of cakes, to be garnished on the surface with creams and fruit.
After this time, check.
Do the toothpick test, if baked, remove from oven and let it cool before removing from the mold.
In a bowl, pour 0.5 cups of water, add the sugar, the liquor, and mix.
Remove the cake, place it on the serving plate and start soaking it with the water, sugar, and liquor mixture you prepared.
Use a spoon to let the soaking penetrate the surface of the cake.
Now we can dedicate ourselves to preparing the cream.
In a bowl, mix together with a fork or hand whisk, the ricotta, the pudding, and the teaspoon of liquor.
When you see it smooth and silky, it will be ready.
With a spatula, start spreading the cream over the cake.
Finish by adding the knife-chopped chocolate on top.
Put the cake in the fridge until it’s time to serve it.
I wish you a good appetite.
How to store the ricotta and chocolate cake?
The cake can be stored in the refrigerator for two or three days.
The cake can be stored in the refrigerator for two or three days.
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