Italian Chocolate and Ricotta Cake recipe

All Recipes Best Recipe World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Ingredients

10 ½ ounces ricotta cheese
½ cup white sugar
3 eggs
2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
7 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

467.5 calories
carbohydrate: 59.6 g
cholesterol: 108 mg
fat: 21.7 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 11.7 g
saturatedFat: 12.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 364.9 mg
sugar: 12.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.

  2. Whisk ricotta cheese and sugar together in a large bowl. Whisk in eggs one at a time until well combined.

  3. Combine flour and baking powder in a bowl, sift into ricotta mixture. Mix until batter is well combined and no dry spots remain. Add chopped chocolate, melted butter, and vanilla extract, stir until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into prepared cake pan (batter will be very thick).

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool completely in the pan before serving.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

An authentic Italian cake in an hour? Yes, please! This irresistible chocolate cake (torta di ricotta e cioccolato) is made with ricotta cheese and full of chocolaty goodness.

Do you like the recipe? Share this tasty recipe!