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Easy chocolate cake recipe for kids ricotta cheese

Larisa Iernutan
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.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Servings 10 people

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 don’t own a Thermomix, you can use a hand mixer;
  • Add ½ 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 – SPEED 3.5 (using the butterfly whisk);
  • Transfer the egg whites foam into a different bowl;
  • Now, let’s 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 – 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 ½ 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 – 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 180℃ (356℉);
  • Now, let’s 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 – 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 😊

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