This beautiful and fluffy ricotta cheese cake recipe involves two components; a cake batter and a ricotta cheese mixture. This easy dessert comes together quickly and is excellent with a cup of coffee for an afternoon snack.
The process of making this ricotta cake involves mixing eggs with sugar, oil, milk, vanilla, and salt for a smooth batter that gets added to a square cake pan. Then, you make a ricotta cheese mixture that gets piped on top of the cake in a cross-hatch design before it is baked in the oven. The grid of ricotta cheese mixture bakes into the cake while giving it an attractive appearance.
What is Ricotta Cheese Cake?
This ricotta cheese cake recipe is a fluffy cake that pairs beautifully with hot beverages like tea or coffee. While many ricotta cheese cake recipes will include ricotta cheese in the batter, this one involves piping a ricotta cheese mixture on top of the cake before baking it in the oven. The way that the ricotta cheese bakes into the cake gives a wonderfully creamy contrasting texture to the fluffy cake base.
Pro Tips
- When making the cake batter, use a hand mixer or stand mixer to ensure the batter comes together into a smooth mixture.
- For the ricotta cheese mixture, use an immersion blender to make it smooth and creamy.
- If you don’t have a square-shaped baking pan, you could use a round one instead.
- If you don’t have a piping bag, you could use a sandwich bag with a corner cut out of it instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Use Part Skim Ricotta Cheese Instead of Full-Fat?
Yes, while full-fat ricotta cheese will offer a richer flavor to the cake, part skim ricotta cheese will work fine, too.
Can I Add Other Flavorings to Ricotta Cake?
Absolutely! This ricotta cake would be wonderful with lemon zest or orange zest for a citrus flavor.
How Can I Tell the Cake is Baked?
If you are unsure whether your cake is baked or not, you can simply insert a toothpick into the middle to see if it comes out clean. If a few dry crumbs come out, that’s fine, but if the crumbs seem wet or sticky, it is a good sign that the cake needs more time.
How to Store Ricotta Cake
This ricotta cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 or 4 days. Simply place it in a cake caddy or on a platter covered with plastic wrap for optimal freshness.
Ingredients
How to Make Ricotta Cake
In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar, oil, milk, and vanilla. Beat in the flour until combined.
In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar, oil, milk, and vanilla. Beat in the flour until combined.
Pour the batter into a square-shaped baking pan.
Pour the batter into a square-shaped baking pan.
In another bowl, blend the cheese with the egg, vanilla, and cornstarch until combined.
In another bowl, blend the cheese with the egg, vanilla, and cornstarch until combined.
Pipe it on top of the cake in a grid design. Bake it in a 356 F (180 C) oven for 35 minutes.
Pipe it on top of the cake in a grid design. Bake it in a 356 F (180 C) oven for 35 minutes.
Serve dusted with powdered sugar!
Serve dusted with powdered sugar!
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