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Baked ricotta, chocolate and orange cake

Here's a healthier ricotta cake that's sure to impress as a dessert option at your next dinner party.

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 1 hr 40 mins
  • Serving: 14 people
Ratings: 2.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 100g reduced-fat spread
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups self-raising flour
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ cup castor sugar
  • ¾ cup ricotta
  • 1–1 ½ tablespoons grated zest of orange
  • 1–2 oranges, skin on, thinly sliced
  • 25g dark chocolate, shaved, to garnish
  • 2 cups low-fat Greek-style yoghurt, to serve (approx. 2 tablespoons per serve)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease a 20cm-round cake tin and line base and sides with baking paper.

    2 In a small saucepan combine spread and water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat until spread is melted.

    3 In a large bowl sift flour and cocoa. Add sugar, ricotta, orange zest and spread mixture. Mix well then pour mixture into prepared pan. Pile on orange slices, completely covering the top.

    4 Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to stand in pan for 5 minutes. Turn out, top-side up, onto a wire rack to cool. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings and serve with yoghurt.

    Variations

    For a glossy finish, brush a little honey over the top.

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour and check cocoa, chocolate and yoghurt are gluten free.

    One comment on Baked ricotta, chocolate and orange cake

    1. Ann Glamuzina July 27, 2021 at 9:50 am #

      This is delicious. So easy to make and can really taste the orange flavour. (It’s really good served with yoghurt)

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