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This easy chocolate cake recipe for kids is a chocolate ricotta brick cake recipe, extremely simple and quick to bake.
Using a very short list of ingredients, you will get a cocoa sponge cake recipe that will be perfected by the creamy ricotta cheese that will delight both children and adults.
If you are looking for a different type of easy kidsfriendly recipe for lazy cake, check out this amazing Chocolate Banana Bread recipe. Also, this Chocolate Carrot Cake recipe is a must for families with kids.
Choosing the right ingredients for easy chocolate cake recipe for kids
Being a recipe for lazy cake, you will need very few ingredients to get this wonderful dessert recipe with ricotta cheese.
Basically, if you choose the best quality ingredients, success is guaranteed.
So, you will need:
- 250 gr flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cocoa/ carob powder
- 4 eggs
- 100 ml sunflower or coconut oil
- 200 gr brown sugar/ honey
- 150 ml milk
- 1 pinch salt
- 400 gr ricotta cheese
- Vanilla extract
- 50 gr raisins
Full easy chocolate cake recipe for kids recipe
Easy chocolate cake recipe for kids ricotta cheese
Equipment
- 1 Thermomix / Mixer
- 1 Baking tray
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
FOR THE BATTER
- 250 g flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cocoa/ carob powder
- 2 pcs eggs
- 100 ml sunflower or coconut oil
- 100 g brown sugar/ honey
- 150 ml milk
- 1 pinch salt
FOR THE CHEESE FILLING
- 400 g ricotta cheese
- 100 g brown sugar/ honey
- 2 pcs eggs
- Vanilla extract
- 50 g raisins
Instructions
- First, it is important to soak the raisins in some water;
- Then, using the eggs necessary for the batter, separate the egg yolks from the egg whites;
- Place the butterfly whisk into the mixing bowl of the Thermomix and add the egg whites; If you donβt own a Thermomix, you can use a hand mixer;
- Add Β½ of the sugar necessary for the batter over the egg whites; Also, add 1 pinch of salt;
- Whip the egg whites to achieve a foam, by using 4 MIN β SPEED 3.5 (using the butterfly whisk);
- Transfer the egg whites foam into a different bowl;
- Now, letβs make the egg yolks cream. For this, you have to remove the butterfly whisk from the mixing bowl and add the 2 egg yolks;
- Start mixing the egg yolk for 5 MIN β SPEED 2 without the measuring cup. Meanwhile, slowly pour the vegetable oil through the lid into the mixing bowl, while mixing;
- Also, add the remaining Β½ sugar for the batter through the lid;
- Also, pour the milk through the lid;
- Into a different bowl, mix the flour with the cocoa/ carob powder and the baking powder, using a spatula;
- Add the flour and cocoa/ carob powder mix over the egg yolks cream;
- Add vanilla extract;
- KNEAD β 5 MIN, until you get a nice batter;
- Now, place the egg whites foam over the dark batter and mix gently with a spatula until you get a creamy texture;
- Pour the creamy batter into the baking tray covered with baking paper;
- Preheat the oven at 180β (356β);
- Now, letβs make the ricotta cheese filling; Rinse the mixing bowl of the Thermomix;
- Place the eggs, ricotta cheese and brown sugar/ honey into the mixing bowl;
- Mix them well for 3 MIN β SPEED 3 COUNTERCLOCKWISE; Meanwhile, pour the drained raisins through the lid;
- Now, using a spoon, place the ricotta cheese filling evenly on top of the previously prepared batter;
- Bake the easy chocolate cake recipe for kids into the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes;
- You can test if the cake is properly baked by using a toothpick. If you insert it into the cake and it comes out clean, this means that the cake is baked enough.
- Leave the cake to rest for 10 minutes before serving it;
TIP: If you need help in whipping the egg whites, feel free to watch this short video π
Different types of ricotta cheese dessert recipes
I love ricotta cheese desserts. I think that this type of sweet cheese has the perfect taste for children and a creamy texture, which allows you to play with many ricotta cheese dessert recipes.
- So, for those who haven’t tried yet, I suggest you prepare this wonderful Puff Pastry with Sweet Cheese and Raisins recipe as soon as possible. It is an extremely easy to prepare dessert, which combines textures and tastes so complex that you will fall in love with it immediately.
- Also, if you are thinking of a more complex cake, suitable for an anniversary, I strongly recommend the Cream Cheese Carrot Cake recipe, which is tasty and healthy, as it is a dessert recipe with ricotta cheese, with NO SUGAR.
- Also, for an authentic Romanian experience, I strongly recommend Romanian Sweet Cheese Pies (Urdoici) served as a nourishing and sweet breakfast or as a traditional dessert.
- Another fabulous idea for a ricotta cheese dessert recipe are the unique Crepes recipe filled with sweet cheese, which can be cooked quickly using a pancake pan.
The secret for the best easy chocolate sponge cake recipe
Sponge cake represents a simple dessert, but it is important to take into account one aspect when you want to get a fluffy and airy cake batter.
This aspect refers exclusively to the separation of the egg yolks from the egg whites.
Thus, the egg whites will be whipped, adding a little sugar and a pinch of salt, with the help of a mixer, or a Thermomix, as I did.
The egg yolks and the rest of the ingredients for the batter will be mixed together, thus obtaining an egg yolk cream, which at the end will be mixed gently, with the help of a spatula, with the egg whites foam.
Doing so, you will guaranteed achieve a fluffy and airy cocoa sponge cake recipe, which can represent the basis for different types of dessert, such as:
Kidsfriendly chocolate ricotta brick cake recipe
I chose to prepare this dessert recipe with ricotta cheese in the kidsfriendly version, using carob powder instead of cocoa powder. In addition, if you want to eliminate sugar, I recommend you to follow these steps:
- Replace the sugar with honey for the egg yolk cream
- Replace the sugar with honey for the ricotta cheese filling, as well
- As for the egg whites foam necessary to obtain a fluffy and airy sponge cake, I recommend you to totally remove the use of sugar and beat the egg whites well with only a pinch of salt. I do not recommend you to use honey in this case because this will prevent you from getting a hard foam, as recommended.
FAQs
How to make chocolate sponge cake with ricotta filling?
You can make chocolate sponge cake with ricotta filling if you prepare a simple sponge cake batter in which you add a little cocoa powder/carob powder, over which you will pour ricotta cheese filling, with or without raisins, depending on your preferences.
What is the difference between cocoa and carob powder?
Cocoa powder and carob powder are two ingredients similar in taste. Carob powder is widely used in kid-friendly dessert recipes because it is considered a healthier alternative to cocoa powder. This is due to the low level of saturated fat, and the high concentration of calcium and fiber, compared to cocoa powder.
Is cocoa sponge cake healthy?
Any dessert, but especially one made with cheese, can be healthy, as long as we pay attention to the amount of sugar used. Ideally, we should not use sugar at all and try to replace it with honey, for example.
But, if we still use sugar, my recommendation is to choose raw sugar and to use as little as possible.
How is sponge cake different from regular cake?
Sponge cake is different from regular cake due to the way of using the eggs in the composition. More precisely, in the case of sponge cake, the egg yolks must be separated from the egg whites, so that we can get a hard foam from the egg whites and a cream from the egg yolks, which at the end we will mix gently until incorporated. This will allow us to obtain fluffy and airy sponge cake.
What is the secret for an airy sponge cake?
The secret for airy sponge cake is the correct use of eggs in the composition. More precisely, the egg yolks must be separated from the egg whites, so that we can get a hard foam from the egg whites and a cream from the egg yolks, which at the end we will mix gently until incorporated. This will allow us to obtain fluffy and airy sponge cake.
What is unique about sponge cake?
The uniqueness of a sponge cake is its fluffy and airy texture, which is due to the separation of egg yolks from egg whites. Thus, by gently mixing the egg white foam with the egg yolk cream, we will finally get a fluffy and airy sponge cake, completely different from a regular cake.
How to test if the sponge cake is baked?
The easiest way to find out if the sponge cake was properly baked is the toothpick test. Basically, when you consider that the sponge cake has been baked enough, you open the oven door and insert a toothpick into the dough. If it comes out clean, it means that your dessert is baked enough. If it comes out with dough residue on it, it means that the sponge cake must stay in the oven for a few more minutes.
