{"id":48195,"date":"2026-08-17T06:29:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=48195"},"modified":"2026-08-17T06:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:29:42","slug":"chocolate-chip-ricotta-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/08\/17\/chocolate-chip-ricotta-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/08\/17\/chocolate-chip-ricotta-cake\/ccricotta-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CCRicotta.jpg?fit=640%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,507\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CCRicotta\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CCRicotta.jpg?fit=640%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CCRicotta.jpg?resize=640%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CCRicotta.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CCRicotta.jpg?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had half of a container of ricotta cheese leftover from a dish I made over the weekend. Being that I hate wasting food, I was determined to find a way to use it up before it spent the next two weeks in the back of my fridge, only to be tossed out. Enter Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cake &#8211; the ricotta in this cake makes it moist and tender. Let&#8217;s face it, chocolate chips make everything taste good! The glaze on top is optional, you could always dust the cake with confectioners sugar and call it a day. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 3\/4 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup whole milk ricotta<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups chocolate chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Glaze:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup confectioner&#8217;s sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon water<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00ba. Grease a loaf pan and line it with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, ricotta, and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla.<\/li>\n<li>On low speed, add the flour mixture a half cup at a time. Stir in the chocolate chips.<\/li>\n<li>Pour into prepared pan, and bake 60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack.<\/li>\n<li>Whisk the confectionery sugar, water, and vanilla in a small bowl and pour the glaze over the cake.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had half of a container of ricotta cheese leftover from a dish I made over the weekend. 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