Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a creative dish, walnut and ricotta cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Walnut and Ricotta Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Walnut and Ricotta Cake is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have 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. Take 2/3 cup sugar + 1/4 cup sugar
2. Take 1 cup Walnut pieces (finely chopped)
3. Take 2/3 cup salted butter
4. Make ready 5 eggs separated
5. Make ready finely grated peel from 1 orange
6. Prepare 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
7. Take 6 tablespoons flour
8. Get 1 teaspoon vanilla
9. Take dash nutmeg optional
10. Prepare 4 tablespoons apricot jam (for glaze)
11. Make ready 2 tablespoons brandy (for glaze)
12. Prepare semi-sweet chocolate for grating garnish

Instructions 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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