Pear and ricotta cake

Salvatore De Riso helps banish the winter blues with a delicate selection of cakes and desserts fit to brighten up the darkest day. Germaine Stafford meets the Master in question..

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Light fragrant and delicate – the perfect cake to kickoff your Fall

If you love light and fluffy cheesecakes and your idea of heaven is Papa's ricotta cheesecake may I introduce you to its gorgeous cousin from the Amalfi Coast? This Italian ricotta and pear cake is sandwiched with two outer layers of hazelnut dacquoise and the filling is sheer creamy, fluffy heaven. Rum poached pears are suspended like jewels in a creamy, soft ricotta cheese filling. It's the sort of cake that feels so light when you're eating it that you swear that it was calorie free. Well…

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This is a classic Southern Italian cake which originated in the late 1990’s in Minori, created by the renowned pastry chef Sal de Riso for his eponymous pastry shop. It has subsequently made its way around various parts of Italy and acquired a well-deserved hallowed status in the dolci hall of fame. Little surprise as it is a beauty to look at and to eat, and is impossibly chic without requiring too much effort. As with the Sbriciolata recipe, there is something about a thick layer of white…

Cook Time 1 hour Servings 8-10 Ingredients 150g unsalted butter, softened 150g (⅔ cup) caster sugar 2 eggs 200g fresh full-fat ricotta 1 vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped, or 1 tsp vanilla bean paste Finely grated zest of 2 lemons 250g (1⅔ cups) self-raising flour, sifted 3 pears (ab

Pear and ricotta cake is something you will find in many of the bakeries and pasticcerie along the gorgeous Amalfi Coast. It was first made famous by Sal di Riso (his bakery is in Minori) and over…

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The slight sweetness of the pear and the rich tanginess of the cheese in this cake are a match made in flavor heaven! Dare we say it: the perfect pear!