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Dark Chocolate Ricotta Cake

One of our challenges with the AllRecipes Ambassador program was to add pictures to recipes that didn’t have one yet on the AllRecipes Italian site: allrecipes.it.  The language barrier is a bit of a challenge.  But I must say I really enjoy baking by weight rather than volume.  It feels so much more precise to me.

In any case, this one of the creations from that site.  I think it’s a winner.  If you like dark chocolate and a dense, moist cake this is for you.  I’ll add the recipe here translated into English.  Serve it warm from the oven or give it a day.  I think this would be fantastic with a little ice cream on the side, or a big dollop of sweet whipped cream.

Dark Chocolate Ricotta Cake
Dessert

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Not too sweet, dense, moist cake featuring dark chocolate and ricotta cheese.
Ingredients
  • 300g fresh ricotta
  • 100g of sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 300g of flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 100g butter, melted
  • 200g dark chocolate, chopped

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180 ° C (about 350 F).
  2. In a bowl, mix the ricotta with the sugar.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time, stirring gently.
  4. Add the flour and baking powder. Mix.
  5. Add the vanilla, butter and chocolate.
  6. Pour the batter into a buttered cake tin and level.
  7. Bake for about 30 minutes. Serve.

 

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Mini Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake – Worth the Effort

These are better than they look believe it or not.  The ganache is bittersweet Ghiardelli, the cheesecake is peanut butter, and the crust is Oreo crumbs.

If you decide to make these lovelies, prepare to exercise your patience and a food processor is a big plus.  I have neither, but I managed to turn these out anyway.

It probably took me the longest to chop the chocolate and to turn the Oreos into crumbs, but modern machinery would probably make quicker work of both those tasks.

Peanut buttery with a bittersweet chocolate ganache on top, it’s a great combination.  I’d recommend silicone pans for these – they pop out great that way.  I probably should have let the ganache set a bit more before I piped it, but now we’re back to the lack of patience.

Want to make these?  Head over to Go Bold With Butter for the recipe.  Enjoy!

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Pumpkin Cake with Caramel Glaze

The recipe calls for orange glaze, but caramel was a great compliment to this delicious Fall treat: allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-cake-with-orange-glaze/deta…

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