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CHOCOLATE CHIP RICOTTA CAKE
Ingredients
- 2 eggs medium size, room temperature
- 110 g (1/2 cup) caster sugar or granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 500 g (17,5 oz) Ricotta cheese room temperature; or other similar cream cheese if you can't find Ricotta
- 55 g (1/2 cup) cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 90 g (1/2 cup) chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl place the egg whites and start whipping with a hand or stand mixer.
- When starts to white foamy, add in three times about 60 g (1/4 cup) of the caster sugar and keep on mixing until stiff peaks. Set aside.
- In a large bowl place the egg yolks, vanilla extract, the remaining caster sugar (50 g-4 tbsp) and mix for few minutes with a hand mixer until thick and pale.
- Incorporate Ricotta cheese without overmixing.
- Sift in cornstarch, baking powder and mix just until combined.
- Gently fold with a spatula about 1/4 of the whipped egg whites into the yolks mix; then add the yolk mix into the remaining egg whites, add chocolate chips, and gently fold until combined. Don't overmix to avoid deflating the batter.
- Place the batter into a lined 17cm-7inch springform pan.
- Bake in preheated oven (fan on, upper+lower heat) at 180°C-350°F for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool down in the pan for about 20 minutes before unmold it and cool down completely onto a wire rack.
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Tips:
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This recipe is very easy to make, just pay attention when you add the whipped egg whites into the yolk mix: you should be very delicate, use a spatula (not the hand mixer!) and gently and slowly fold the batter. Start adding about 3 tbsp ot whipped whites into yolks, then you can gently fold the yolk mix into the remaining whites without deflating the batter.
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Since Ricotta cheese is delicate in flavor, the main flavor of this cake is chocolate and vanilla: for this reason do NOT skip a splash of a very good quality true vanilla paste or extract in the batter.
Since the cake is not too sweet, you can sprinkle some powdered sugar on top before serving.