Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cake
This easy Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cake perfectly is a great coffee or breakfast accompaniment. This Italian inspired cake is deliciously rich, moist, and one which everyone will enjoy!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time50 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: breakfast, cake, chocolate, dessert, ricotta, sweet
Servings: 12 servings
Author: lara yamagata
- ½ cup butter softened (113g)
- 100 g sugar ½ cup
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups flour 240g
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 200 g ricotta approximately 1 cup
- 30 g chocolate chips approximately ¼ cup
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- powdered sugar to serve
Preheat the oven at 170 °C (350F). Line a cake tin with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl of an electric mixer attached with the paddle attachment, place butter and sugar and mix on high speed for 1 minute. Add ricotta and mix until combined.
Add eggs, one by one, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.
Add flour, salt and baking powder to wet ingredients, and mix with a spatula until just combined. Do not over-mix. Fold in chocolate chips.
Pour batter into cake mold and bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
Place cake on cooling rack and once cooled down, dust with powdered sugar and serve.