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Yumminess!
To those who celebrate Shavuot, Chag Sameach! And for everyone, here are two yummy recipes I made today: one indulgent dessert and one somewhat healthier cake.
Tiramisu
4 eggs, separated
250g mascarpone
200g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup espresso coffee (or strong instant if that's all you have), cooled
2 tbsp Marsala (or other liqueur, entirely optional)
Enough sponge fingers to line the base of your dish in two layers (I buy two plain sponge cakes from the supermarket and cut them into fingers)
Chocolate to grate or a Flake bar
Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until pale and frothy. Beat in the mascarpone.
Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold this into the egg yolk and mascarpone mixture.
Put a layer of sponge fingers in your dish. Drizzle half the coffee (and liqueur if using) over.
Spread with half the the egg-and-marscapone mix. Grate over some chocolate (or crumble some Flake bar)
Repeat those two layers, topping with chocolate, then refrigerate.
Lemon Ricotta Cake
250 - 300g ricotta
175g softened butter
175g caster sugar
zest of 3 lemons
3 eggs, separated
125g flour
2 tsp baking powder
Heat oven to 180C (350 F). Butter and flour an 18cm spring-form cake tin. (18-20cm / 7-8ins diameter should be fine.)
Beat butter and sugar till light and fluffy, beat in zest, yolks, and ricotta.
Whisk egg whites to soft peaks, fold into ricotta mixture.
Fold in flour and baking powder, spoon into tin.
Bake for 35 minutes till risen and firm and golden. Cool for an hour in the tin. Sprinkle with icing sugar if you want (I don't).
It will probably sink but it's still delicious and lemony.
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I have another recipe for a much lighter lemon cake which has juice and sugar poured over it while it's still hot: very moist and yummy. I wanted to go really dairy here though.
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I gave a range of amounts for the ricotta because I got the recipe from a promo for an artisan ricotta that comes in 300g pouches but ricotta more often comes in 250g containers, so if that's what you get there you could probably make it up with yogurt. Or just go with it. :-)
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The ricotta cake looks so easy, I may have to try it.
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