Best Neapolitan Cheesecake Torta Di Ricotta Alla Napoletana Recipes

NEAPOLITAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine wafer crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 325°. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar and cream. Add eggs and vanilla; beat on low just until combined. Divide batter into thirds. Add melted semisweet chocolate to a third. Spread over crust. Add melted white chocolate to another third. Spread over semisweet layer. Stir strawberries and, if desired, a few drops of food coloring into remaining portion. Spread over white chocolate layer. Place pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan. , Place springform pan in a large baking pan. Fill larger pan with hot water to a depth of 1 in. Bake at 325° for 70-75 minutes or until center is just set. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove foil. Carefully run a knife around the edge of pan to loosen; cool for 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. , For topping, melt semisweet chocolate, butter and 1 teaspoon shortening in a heavy saucepan or microwave; stir until smooth. Cool 5 minutes. Remove sides of pan. Pour melted chocolate mixture over cheesecake. Melt white chocolate and remaining shortening. Drizzle over cheesecake. Refrigerate until chocolate is firm. Refrigerate leftovers.

NEAPOLITAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8-inch springform pan with cooking spray, line the bottom with parchment, then spray the parchment.
• In a medium bowl, stir to combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press into prepared springform pan in an even layer and bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
• Adjust oven temperature to 325 degrees F. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until well combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add the vanilla extract. Divide the batter evenly into 3 bowls.
• Add the melted semi sweet chocolate and cocoa powder into one bowl, combining well, and pour into the prepared springform pan. Smooth to make even.
• Add the melted white chocolate into the second bowl, combining well, then pour over the chocolate layer. Smooth to make even.
• Add chopped strawberries and 1 drop red food coloring into the last bowl, combining well, and top the white layer, smoothing to make even.
• Bake the cheesecake until nearly set, about 55-60 minutes. Turn off oven and let cheesecake sit for an hour, then cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for an additional 4 hours and up to overnight before slicing.
• To decorate, place 1 cup Cool Whip in a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Top the cheesecake with remaining 2 cups Cool Whip, swirling to decorate. Pipe stars around the edge of the cake and top each with a cherry. Top center of cake with sprinkles.
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NEAPOLITAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine crumbs and 3 tablespoons of butter; press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-in.
• springform pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes; Cool.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Add vanilla.
• Divide into three portions, about 1 2/3 cups each.
• Melt 2 squares semisweet chocolate (I microwave them at 50% power for 1-2 minutes to get them melted); stir into one portion of the batter.
• Melt 2 squares of white chocolate; stir into second portion.
• Stir strawberries into the remaining batter.
• Spread semisweet mixture evenly over crust.
• Carefully spread white chocolate mixture onto chocolate mixture, then strawberry mixture.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 300 degrees.
• Bake 50-55 minutes or until center is nearly set.
• Remove from oven; immediately run a knife around edge.
• Cool; remove from pan.
• Melt remaining semisweet chocolate, remaining butter and 1 teaspoon of shortening; cool for 2 minutes.
• Pour over cake.
• Melt remaining white chocolate and shortening then drizzle over glaze.
• Refrigerate until cold before serving.

DAVID ROCCO'S TORTA DI RICOTTA

Steps:

• Refrigerate ricotta cheese in a strainer over night so that excess moisture is removed. In a mixing bowl, blend ricotta cheese and 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar with a hand mixer until it becomes a velvety consistency. In a separate bowl, whip 35% whipping cream with 1/2 tablespoon of sugar. Gently fold whipped cream into ricotta mixture along with bittersweet chocolate. Spread filling into piecrust.
• In a saucepan, heat sugar and 2 cups of water. Once the sugar has dissolved, add pears and let cook until soft and caramelized. Remove pears from pan and let cool. Cut pears into slices and fan the slices on top of the pie filling until the surface of the pie is covered. Fill in gaps with extra pieces of pear if necessary.
• In another saucepan, heat remaining water and apricot jelly. Stir and cook until jelly is liquefied so that it can be used as a glaze. Spread apricot glaze over pears and let pie rest in fridge for 4 hours before serving.

TORTA DI RICOTTA

Steps:

• First prepare pastry dough: In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat flour, margarine or butter, sugar, Marsala, salt, and egg yolks just until mixed. Shape dough into a ball. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Into 10 inch by 2 1/2 inch springform pan, press three-fourths of dough onto bottom and up side of pan to within 3/4 inch of top; keep remaining dough refrigerated. Bake crust 15 minutes or until golden; cool in pan on wire rack.
• While crust is cooling, prepare filling: Into large bowl, press ricotta through fine sieve. With mixer at medium speed, beat ricotta just until smooth; slowly beat in sugar, scraping bowl often with rubber spatula. Add heavy or whipping cream, flour, vanilla extract, salt, eggs, orange and lemon peel; beat until well blended, occasionally scraping bowl. Pour cheese mixture into crust.
• On lightly floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll out remaining dough into 10 inch by 5 inch rectangle. Cut dough lengthwise into ten 1/2 inch wide strips. Place 5 dough strips about 1 inch apart across filling. Arrange remaining strips at right angles to make a lattice. Trim ends of strips even with crust.
• Bake cheesecake 1 1/4 hours. Turn off oven; let cheesecake remain in oven 1 hour. Remove cheesecake from oven; cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or until well chilled.
• When cheesecake is firm, with spatula, loosen pan side from cheesecake and remove; loosen cake from pan bottom; slide onto plate.
• Sprinkle cheesecake with confectioners' sugar. Arrange orange twists around cake.
• 16 servings. Begin early in day or day ahead to make this recipe.
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TORTA DI RICOTTA

Steps:

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