Orange-sugared almond, chocolate and ricotta cake

Orange-sugared almond, chocolate and ricotta cake

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  • 8
  • Easy
  • 25 minutes
  • 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • butter, for greasing
  • cocoa, for dusting
  • 500 g ricotta
  • 4 free-range eggs, separated
  • 300 g light brown sugar
  • 250 g ground almonds
  • 250 g dark chocolate, melted
  • 10 oranges, zested
  • 50 g caster sugar

Cooking Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 23 cm cake tin and dust it with cocoa powder.

Throughly drain the ricotta by pushing it through a sieve to remove all the excess water, as well as any lumps.

Add the egg yolks, brown sugar, ground almonds, melted chocolate and the zest of 2 oranges to the cheese, and mix.

In another bowl, whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.

Working quickly, fold the egg whites, a little at a time, into the chocolate-cheese mixture, as evenly as possible.

Spoon the mixture into the tin and smooth the top using a palette knife. Bake for 55 minutes to 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.

Fold the remaining orange zest into the icing sugar and sprinkle over the cake.

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Hannah Lewry Recipe by: Hannah Lewry
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