This delicious Gluten-free Almond Ricotta Chocolate Cake is perfect for a Valentine's Day dinner. It's moist, dense, flavourful, and healthy. It's filled with healthy ricotta and almonds, has very little sugar and no oil or butter | ImageliciousMakes 5" cake
In a large bowl whisk together the ricotta and egg. Add milk (or cream) and sugar and mix well.
Add melted chocolate and mix to incorporate it into the batter. If the melted chocolate seizes and hardens, don’t worry, just mix to distribute it evenly.
Add cocoa powder and mix well.
Add ground almonds and baking powder. Mix well.
Add orange oil if using and mix.
Butter or oil 5-inch pan, sprinkle with cocoa powder and shake to cover it with cocoa.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake at 375F for about 50 minutes. Test with a dry toothpick to make sure that it’s baked through.
Let cool in the pan. This is important as the cake will crumble if not cooled.
Once cooled, sprinkle with more cocoa powder and serve.