Ricotta Mini Cakes Recipe 455 Food

MINI SICILIAN CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and vanilla on high speed until pale yellow and fluffy, about 7 minutes. Slowly beat in the granulated sugar. On low speed, mix in the ricotta, lemon peel and flour.
• Line a muffin pan with 12 foil baking liners and lightly spray with cooking spray.
• Pour the cheese mixture into the foil liners.
• Place the muffin pan on a rimmed baking sheet, transfer to the oven and pour about 1 1/2 cups water onto the baking sheet to make a water bath.
• Bake until the cheesecake centers are just set, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the muffin pan from the baking sheet, then top the cheesecakes with the pine nuts, patting gently to adhere.
• Let cool for about 30 minutes, then dust with confectioners' sugar.

RICOTTA MINI CAKES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• For cookies, heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 2 baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together; set aside. Beat butter and granulated sugar together until blended. Add egg, ricotta and vanilla; beating until combined. On low speed, add flour mixture and beat until blended. Drop by tbsp onto prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Let cool on sheets 3 minutes, then remove to rack to cool completely. For glaze, beat confectioners' sugar and milk together until well blended. Dip tops of cookies into glaze and set aside until glaze has hardened.

MINI RICOTTA CHEESECAKES WITH BERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• For cheesecakes: Coat 4 mini-muffin pans (12 muffins each pan) with cooking spray. Add all ingredients to a blender jar or the bowl of a food processor. Blend or process just until smooth. There will be about 5 cups of batter. Divide batter among the prepared pans. The batter will come to the top of the cups. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely. Chill completely before removing from pans. (Cheesecakes will fall slightly.)
• For compote: Place berries and honey in medium saucepan. Cook 5 minutes. To serve, place 2 cheesecakes on each plate. Top with compote.

LEMON AND RICOTTA MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have a large pan (deep) and a kettle of water (bring kettle of water to a boil).
• 2. mix cream cheese with flour and sugar untill smooth w/electric mixer on medium speed. add eggs one at a time, stir in ricotta, milk, vanilla, lemon zest, and kemon juice. pour in the custard cups or ramekins.
• 3.set each cup in the pan.
• 4. place pan in the oven, pour enough of the boiling water in the pan to reach halfway up the sides of cups. bake untill cheesecakes are set, and no longer jiggly in the middles. (about 40-50 min depending on oven) Remove the pan from oven, but leave the cheesecakes in the water for about 15 minutes. Remove the cups from the pan, set on a wire rack untill completely cool. Cover each one individually (saran wrap) and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• 5. Top each cheesecake with berries and mint or cookie crumbs (i use strawberry slices, blueberries and raspberries w/mint leaves, color is beautiful as the cakes will have a slightly yellow color.