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🍰 Moist Ricotta Cake with Orange Glaze

685 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 150 g Butter
• 150 g Sugar
• 200 g Ricotta
• 1 untreated Orange
• 5 Eggs
• 2 packets Vanilla Sugar
• 150 g ground almond kernels
• Fat (for the pan)
• 300 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
• 50 g Sugar
• 1 tsp Cornstarch
• 1 untreated Orange
• 50 ml Orange liqueur

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the orange under hot water.
2. 2. Grate the orange peel finely and squeeze out the juice.
3. 3. Stir the butter, sugar, and ricotta until smooth.
4. 4. Fold the grated peel and juice into the ricotta mixture.
5. 5. Separate the eggs into yolks and whites.
6. 6. Stir the egg yolks into the mixture.
7. 7. Whip the egg whites with the vanilla sugar until stiff.
8. 8. Gently fold in the egg whites and ground almonds.
9. 9. Grease a loaf pan (30 cm) and fill it with the batter.
10. 10. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
11. 11. Bake the cake for about 45 minutes until golden brown.
12. 12. Rinse the orange for the sauce under hot water again.
13. 13. Peel the skin very thinly.
14. 14. Cut the peel into thin strips.
15. 15. Boil the orange juice with sugar, the strips, and the cornstarch.
16. 16. Let the sauce reduce for a short time.
17. 17. Stir the orange liqueur into the sauce.
18. 18. Let the sauce cool down.
19. 19. Serve the cake with the cooled sauce.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 685
• Protein: 14 g · Fett/Fat: 48 g · Carbs: 49 g