BRUTTA MA BUONA-Ricotta Cake
BRUTTA MA BUONA-Ricotta Cake
Brutti ma buoni means “Ugly but good”, and this phrase is nor only a cheeky descriptor, but the moniker bestrowed on a beloved Italian cookie. Though recipes vary by region Piedmont claims one of the most popular iterations — crispy, yet chewy chocolate- hazelnut meringues shaped like a casually crumpled piece of paper. Here, we borrowed and adapted the term for this simple though dazzling ricotta cake. While the intriguingly amorphous dolce might not be so easy on the eyes, it most certainly stirs the palate.
BRUTTA MA BUONA-Ricotta Cake
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Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 11 oz cow milk ricotta
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp potato flour, sifted
- 3 eggs
- 1 lemon
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Grate the lemon peel and juice the lemon
- Whip the egg yolks together with the granulated sugar, then mix in the ricotta, the potato flour and the lemon peel and juice, and mix with electric beaters until smooth
- Beat the egg whites until stiff and gently fold into mixture.
- Line an 8”-round/2”-high cake pan with parchment paper, pour in the mixture and bake for around 40 minutes
- Remove the cake from the oven and let cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
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