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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a small bowl soak the raisins for at least an hour. | 2. Pre heat oven to 375f& grease two deep 9 1/2" x 1 1/2" cake pans. | 3. Fit a circle of parchment paper on the bottom of each and grease the paper then dust with flour, shake out excess. | 4. Toast the pine nuts in the oven for 3-4 minutes, watch closely they burn easily. | 5. Beat eggs until pale yellow. | 6. Gradually add sugar and continue beating until thick. | 7. Add ricotta& milk (cream)& continue beating until the mixture is smooth. | 8. Sprinkle in the orange zest and fold in with a spatula. | 9. Sift 3 cups of flour with the baking powder. | 10. Gradually add the flour mixture to the egg/cheese mixture, beating at a slow speed until the mixture is smooth. | 11. Drain& dry the raisins, reserve the brandy. | 12. Toss raisins with the remaining flour, add to the batter. | 13. Gently fold in the the brandy, nuts& chocolate. | 14. Divide between the two pans, Bake on middle rake for about 40-50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. | 15. If the cakes start to brown too quickly place a loose sheet of aluminium foil on top. | 16. Cool cakes on wire racks. | 17. Remove from cake pans and discard the parchment paper. | 18. You may now freeze the cakes,Well wrapped for up to 3 months OR Sprinkle a generous coating of confectioner's sugar. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
golden raisin	1	cup		498.3	131.208	5.5935	0.759
brandy	4	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
pine nut	1/2	cup		454.275	8.829	9.2407	46.1498
egg	6			429.0	2.16	37.68	28.53
sugar	2 1/4	cups		1813.455	453.591	0.0	0.0
ricotta cheese	1	container		-	-	-	-
milk	2	tablespoons		18.3	1.4340000000000002	0.945	0.981
orange zest	1 1/2	1/2	grated	-	-	-	-
flour	3	cups		1734.84	379.8162	28.203000000000003	6.7308
flour	2	tablespoons		1734.84	379.8162	28.203000000000003	6.7308
baking powder	2	tablespoons		14.628	7.6452	0.0	0.0
walnut	1/3	cup	chopped chopped	642.3733	0.0	0.0	72.6667
chocolate	1	cup	chopped semisweet	140.94	23.0121	5.0058	3.4992
confectioner ' sugar				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.