Ricotta cake
A colleague from work gave me a little recipe booklet from Elle magazine (French version) entitled "Our best Italian recipes for the summer". I have tried the Ricotta cake which my youngest son absolutely loved.
You need:- 500 g ricotta ( I only had 250g, but I mixed it with some mascarpone I had left)
- 5 eggs
- 1 tbsp flour
- 100 caster sugar
- lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsps rum (optional)
Heat the oven to 150 degrees.
Separate the whites from the egg yolks.
Mix the ricotta with the four egg yolks, then add the flour et sugar (reserve 2 tbsps sugar for the end). Also add the lemon zest, half the cinnamon and rum if using. Mix everything well until obtaining a smooth consistency.
In a separate bowl, beat the whites until they reach a soft peak and carefully fold them in to the ricotta mixture.
Put the preparation in the oven for 45 minutes. Leave it to rest for 15 minutes then sprinkle over the reserved sugar as well as the cinnamon.
