Ciambellone alla Ricotta A ciambellone is a traditional Italian cake, known for its distinctive ring shape similar to a bundt cake. It's a simple, moist, and lightly sweetened cake often flavored with lemon or orange zest and sometimes enriched with yogurt or milk to enhance its tenderness. Ciambellone can be enjoyed at breakfast, dipped in milk or coffee, or served as a dessert, sometimes accompanied by a dusting of powdered sugar or a glaze. Its simplicity and versatility have made it a beloved treat in Italian households.
Easter Chocolate Chip and Ricotta Ciambellone-A very easy to make cake that is truly no-fuss. It is super soft from the rich ricotta and is perfect to make for any holiday, or just to have for Sunday morning breakfast. The addition of chocolate chips will please all the chocolate lovers and goes so nicely with zip of flavor from the lemon zest.
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Servings
8
Type
Bundt Cake
prep Time
10 min
– 1 1/4 cups flour – 2 teaspoons baking powder – 1/2 teaspoon salt – 4 eggs separated – 1 cup sugar – 1 cup ricotta – 1/4 butter melted – 4 eggs separated – 1 Tablespoon lemon liqueur or lemon juice – zest of one organic lemon – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips – malted Easter eggs for decoration
What is an Italian Ciambellone? A ciambellone is a ring cake. Ciambella means ring. So a ciambellone is a large ring cake. You could compare it to a Bundt. The Italian ring cake pan is different than the American Bundt cake pan. But you could use either.
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