Italian Orange ricotta cake is a delicious and moist cake. This ricotta cake recipe is a must try for anyone who wants a snack or dessert cake that is easy to make, smells amazing, and tastes delicious.
Orange Ricotta Cake Recipe
The combination of ricotta cheese and orange makes this Italian cake soft and delicious. It is simple, packed full of flavor, and is great as a dessert or snack.
This cake stays moist for long, and it tastes better on the second day because the flavors intensify. This makes it great for baking ahead of when you need it.
You can have it as a dessert, snack, breakfast, or even brunch. It fits all occasions.
If you like orange cake and you like light and moist cake, then you will love this classic Italian ricotta orange cake recipe.
This cake uses a few simple ingredients. It’s a one-bowl cake recipe, which means fewer utensils to use and minimal clean up. I have used the butter sugar creaming method to make this cake.
Ingredients
Ricotta- If it’s watery, drain it through a fine sieve.
Orange- You will need the zest of one medium orange and some of the juice.
Butter- Salted or unsalted butter
Sugar- Use granulated sugar or castor sugar.
Eggs
Self raising flour
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1- Prepare the cake pan
Rub butter in an 8-inch cake pan, then line it with baking paper.
Step 2- Cream butter and Sugar
Add butter and sugar to a mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to mix until light and pale. Add the drained ricotta cheese to the bowl. Whisk for 4-5 minutes until they are well combined.
Step 3- Make the batter
Add the eggs, orange zest, and juice into the bowl and whisk, then add the flour. Mix for 1-2 minutes until all the ingredients are combined.
Step 4- Bake Ricotta Orange cake
Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin.
Bake it in the oven at 170C for 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Bring it out of the oven and turn it on a cooling rack.
When it’s cooled, cut and serve.
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Italian Orange Ricotta Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 160 g Butter
- 180 g Sugar
- 250 g whole milk Ricotta cheese drained
- 3 Eggs
- 1 zest Orange
- 1 tablespoon Orange juice
- 160 g Self raising flour
Instructions
- Prepare the cake panRub butter in an 8-inch cake pan then line it with baking paper.
- Cream butter and SugarAdd butter and sugar to a mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to mix until light and pale. Add the drained ricotta cheese to the bowl. Whisk for 4-5 minutes until they are well combined.
- Make the batterAdd the eggs, orange zest and juice into the bowl and whisk, then add the self raising flour. Mix for 1-2 minutes until all the ingredients are combined.
- Bake Ricotta Orange cakePour the batter into the prepared cake tin.Bake it in the oven at 170C for 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Bring it out of the oven and turn it on a cooling rack.When it's cooled, cut and serve.
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