The Christmas ricotta cake is a delicious filled shortcrust pastry cake, tasty and spectacular.
Rich in candied fruit, but with a delicate taste, it is perfect for the holiday table, as an alternative to classic pandoro or panettone, to amaze your guests and delight their palate.
Read how to make the Christmas ricotta cake with the easy recipe you find below, as usual, right after the photo 😉
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 25 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas, New Year
Ingredients for the Christmas Ricotta Cake
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 egg
- Half packet baking powder (8 g)
- 2 1/4 cups ricotta
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup candied fruit
- 1 teaspoon orange flower water
- powdered sugar
Preparation of the Christmas Ricotta Cake
First, prepare the base.
In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, and baking powder.
Add softened butter in pieces and start kneading, until you get a crumbly mixture.
Add the egg and knead decisively, until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous dough. Form a ball, wrap it in cling film, and refrigerate for half an hour.Meanwhile, in another bowl, prepare the filling.
Work the ricotta with sugar and cornstarch, mixing thoroughly, then add the egg and orange flower water and mix again.
Add the candied fruit, incorporate them into the cream, and set aside.At the end of the resting time, take the base and roll it out to form a disc suitable to cover the bottom and sides of an 18 cm (7-inch) diameter springform pan.
Place the disc in the pan with the bottom lined with parchment paper.
Pour the prepared cream into the shortcrust shell, level it, and bake the cake in a preheated ventilated oven at 338°F for fifty minutes.Remove from the oven, let it cool completely in the pan, and then transfer your Christmas ricotta cake to a serving plate.
When serving, decorate it with plenty of powdered sugar.
It keeps in the refrigerator for a couple of days at most.
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