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Italian Ricotta Cake
Italian Ricotta Cake
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Italian Ricotta Cake

1 hours 55 mins
50 mins
Moderate
10

Whether you call your grandma Nanna or Nonna, this Italian Ricotta Cake is sure to bring back some childhood memories.

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  • Ingredients
  • Method

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 3 ¼ cups plain flour
  • 3 tsps baking powder
  • ⅔ cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar, lightly packed
  • 1 cup almond meal
  • 1 extra large egg, lightly beaten
  • ½ tsp vanilla paste
  • 250g butter, cut into cubes

Filling

  • 800g fresh ricotta, from the deli
  • ½ cup toasted pinenuts
  • 1 tbsp dark rum or brandy
  • ¾ cup Chelsea Raw Caster Sugar
  • 1 cup dried apricot, halved

Topping

  • ½ cup Chelsea Demerara Sugar

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Demerara Sugar

Demerara Sugar

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Raw Caster Sugar

Raw Caster Sugar

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Soft Brown Sugar

Soft Brown Sugar

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Method

Preheat oven to 190°C conventional (170°C fan-forced). Grease and line the base of a 23cm spring-form pan with baking paper.
Pastry: in a food processor combine flour, baking powder, Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar, almond meal, egg, vanilla and butter. Process until mixture just comes together. Divide mixture in half, wrap in plastic wrap and rest in refrigerator 20 minutes.
Filling: in a medium a bowl, combine ricotta, pinenuts, rum, Chelsea Raw Caster Sugar and dried apricots, mixing with a wooden spoon.
To assemble cake, grate half the cold pastry over the base of the pan and press down so base is completely covered.
Top with ricotta filling. Grate remaining pastry over ricotta and sprinkle with Chelsea Demerara Sugar
Bake for 50 -55 minutes or until top is golden brown.
Cool completely in pan. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Slice and enjoy with coffee.
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