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Ricotta Cake

Helen F. (Q&A ID 17987)Helen F. (Q&A ID 17987)
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I have a dead simple recipe for a light ricotta cake that produces a syrupy liquid that oozes out of the springform pan. The syrup is lightly sweet and has a slight orange flavor to it. What can I do to eliminate it? Here's the recipe:

3# ricotta cheese (I used Galbani whole milk, double cream ricotta)

1 cup sugar

8 eggs

3 TBSP flour

2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup orange marmelade (Bonne Maman, sweetened with sugar and brown cane sugar)


Use an electric mixer to combine all the ingredients until smooth, then pour into a buttered 9" springform pan. Bake at 350º for 75 mins, without opening the door. Then open the door to look at the cake, turn off the heat, then leave the cake in the oven for another hour. Remove the cake to cool on a wire rack.


Thanks in advance,

Helen Fedor

Comments

  • Elizabeth M. (Q&A ID 13500)Elizabeth M. (Q&A ID 13500)

    Hello Helen–

    You could try a couple of things to help prevent leakage or at least contains some of the mess from leaking syrup:

    Make sure that the base of the pan is properly inserted into the rim – the lip fits into the groove, the base is not upside down or crooked and the rim is firmly locked. Wrap the outside of the pan with heavy duty aluminum foil or place the springform pan inside a larger cake or baking pan to catch any leaking syrup.

    Let us know how it works!

  • Helen F. (Q&A ID 17987)Helen F. (Q&A ID 17987)

    Thanks, I'll try this next time. I was hoping, though, to figure out how to keep the cake from weeping in the first place.


    Helen

  • Elizabeth M. (Q&A ID 13500)Elizabeth M. (Q&A ID 13500)

    Hello again Helen –

    You could try straining the liquid from the ricotta in a fine mesh strainer lined with paper towel or cheesecloth. This might help prevent some of the weeping. Also, dust your cake pan with flour after buttering it, tap out the excess. We do this for our ricotta-semolina cheesecake.

    Elizabeth

  • Helen F. (Q&A ID 17987)Helen F. (Q&A ID 17987)

    Thanks, I'll try this next time. I was hoping, though, to figure out how to keep the cake from weeping in t

  • Helen F. (Q&A ID 17987)Helen F. (Q&A ID 17987)

    Thanks -- they're both good suggestions! I'll try them next time.


    Helen

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