Recipe for Flourless Ricotta Cake

If we need a dessert with a fresh and tasty flavour, but without flour, then the Flourless Ricotta Cake is what we are looking for. This dessert can be prepared in just a few minutes and is also very versatile, as we can choose whether to use sheep or cow ricotta and flavour it with the ingredients we prefer. Let’s see together how to prepare this delicious recipe.

Ingredients

1 Orange
500g Ricotta (cow or sheep)
100/150g Sugar
3 Eggs
Icing sugar to taste

Flourless Ricotta Cake: how to prepare it

The first step to prepare the Flourless Ricotta Cake is to beat the three whole eggs with the sugar for 10 minutes. We will choose whether to add 100 or 150g of sugar to the recipe depending on our taste. Once this is done, we need to add the ricotta and continue to mix everything, ensuring we create a smooth and lump-free mixture. Then we should add the orange zest and two teaspoons of its juice or another ingredient of choice to flavour our dessert, such as chocolate chips or lemon zest.

Baking

Since the Flourless Ricotta Cake will rise significantly, we need to pay attention to the baking methods. We should place the cake in a preheated oven at 180°. To bake our dessert, we will need a 20-22 cm springform pan. It is important to line the springform pan with parchment paper, ensuring the paper extends a few centimetres above the pan itself. This precaution is necessary as the cake will rise a lot during baking, often exceeding the edges of the pan. Additionally, we must constantly check the baking, as if we notice that the cake is darkening quickly, we should lower the temperature. Once baked, we should let the cake cool and dust it with icing sugar.