Italian ricotta cake
Jul 27, 2013 2:00pm- 40 mins preparation
- 1 hr cooking
- Serves 12
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Ingredients
Italian ricotta cake
- 1 2/3 cup plain flour
- 2/3 cup icing sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- salt
- 140 gram cold butter, cubed
- 1 egg
- 185 gram cream cheese
- 450 gram ricotta
- 3/4 cup cup caster sugar, plus 1/4 cup extra
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 1/2 tablespoon amaretto (almond liqueur)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 tablespoon plain flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup cream
- plain flour, for rolling
- icing sugar, for dusting cake
Method
Italian ricotta cake
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1Sieve flour, icing sugar, baking powder and salt into bowl of food processor. Add chopped cold butter and pulse to form "breadcrumbs". With motor running, add egg and process until dough forms a ball.
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2Remove from processor and separate 1/3 of the dough: flatten to a disc and wrap in cling wrap. Flatten remaining dough and also wrap in cling wrap. Refrigerate the 2 discs for 30 minutes.
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3Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced).
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4Whip cream cheese and ricotta in bowl of electric mixer using whisk attachment for a few minutes until smooth. Incorporate egg yolks one at a time, alternating with 3/4 cup sugar a little at a time. Add amaretto and vanilla: whisk well to combine. Add flour and cinnamon and whisk to combine.
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5In separate bowl, lightly whip eggwhites with handheld beaters, then and 1/4 cup of sugar a little at a time. Whip until thick and glossy.
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6Whip cream in a separate bowl to firm peaks. Fold cream through cheese mixture until almost combined. Gently fold eggwhites through cheese mixture.
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7锡线基地与烘焙纸。闲逛htly flour a flat, cool surface and, using floured rolling pin, roll larger disc of pastry out to 2.5mm thick.
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8Roll pastry onto rolling pin, brush off excess flour and lay floured side up into tin. Press into base and sides of tin so that pastry comes right to top of tin. Fill with cheese mixture.
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9Roll remaining pastry on a floured surface so that it's large enough to overlap top of tin by 1cm. Brush of excess flour and lay on top of cheese filling. Press against sides to seal pastry together.
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10Trim excess pastry with small knife and roll inwards, away from edge of tin. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce temperature to 180°C (160°C fan-forced) for about 50 minutes until lightly golden. Turn off oven and allow cake to sit for 1 hour. Removing from oven and let cool to room temperature.
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11Invert cake onto serving platter so that top is now base; refrigerate until cold.
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12Dust with icing sugar and slice to serve.
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