Italian Desserts Recipes

Ingredients

• •1½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
• •1 tsp baking powder
• 🧂½ tsp salt
• 🧂½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
• •1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
• 🥚3 large eggs
• •1 tsp vanilla extract
• 🍋1 tsp orange zest (or lemon zest)
• •1 cup whole-milk ricotta, well drained
• •¾ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy lifting.
2. 2In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
3. 3In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
4. 4Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract and orange (or lemon) zest.
5. 5Mix in the ricotta until smooth, then fold in the dry ingredients gently just until combined.
6. 6Fold in mini chocolate chips.
7. 7Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 50–60 minutes, or until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If the top browns too fast, tent loosely with foil in the last 10–15 minutes.
8. 8Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then lift out and cool completely on a wire rack.
9. 9For the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar and citrus juice until pourable. Drizzle over cooled cake and let set.