Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a Authentic dish, walnut and ricotta cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Walnut and Ricotta Cake is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Walnut and Ricotta Cake is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook walnut and ricotta cake using 12 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Walnut and Ricotta Cake:

1. Get sugar + 1/4 cup sugar
2. Prepare Walnut pieces (finely chopped)
3. Take salted butter
4. Get eggs separated
5. Make ready finely grated peel from 1 orange
6. Prepare ricotta cheese
7. Prepare flour
8. Make ready vanilla
9. Get nutmeg optional
10. Get apricot jam (for glaze)
11. Take brandy (for glaze)
12. Get semi-sweet chocolate for grating garnish

Steps to make Walnut and Ricotta Cake:

1. Preheat oven 375 degrees.
2. Grease and line bottom of 9" springform pan.
3. Roast walnuts over medium heat for only a few minutes.
4. Cream butter, flour, ricotta, egg yolks, grated orange peel, and 2/3 cup of sugar until light and fluffy.
5. Whip egg whites in separate bowl until stiff. Incorporate 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla into egg whites. (add optional dash of nutmeg)
6. Fold whites and nuts into the batter 1/2 at a time.
7. Place batter in pan, bake for 30 minutes or until firm. Let cool in pan.
8. Transfer cake to a plate.
9. Heat apricot and 1 tablespoon of water in a small saucepan.
10. Press apricot mix through a sieve and stir in brandy. Drizzle over cake. Top with chocolate shavings.

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