Chocolate Surprise Cake with Creamy Cheese Heart 🧁 | Easy and Spectacular Dessert
A soft cocoa dessert with a creamy ricotta (or mascarpone) heart: the Surprise Cake is a perfect dessert to amaze guests and family!
Its beauty lies in the contrast between the chocolate batter and the delicious filling in the center: a real surprise with the first bite! 😍
Easy to make, without butter and with simple ingredients, it is perfect for an afternoon snack, a birthday, or an irresistible end of meal.
🎂 Ingredients for a 24 cm mold
👉 For the chocolate batter:
- 3 eggs
- 180 g of sugar (white or brown)
- 120 ml of seed oil (sunflower or corn)
- 90 ml of milk
- 35 g of unsweetened cocoa
- 380-400 g of 00 flour
- 1 packet of baking powder
- 1 packet of vanillin
👉 For the surprise cream:
- 250 g of ricotta (or mascarpone or cream cheese)
- 70 g of sugar
- 1 egg
👩🍳 Step by Step Preparation
1. Prepare the chocolate batter:
- Whip the eggs and sugar with a mixer until you obtain a frothy mixture.
- Add the oil, the milk, then the sifted cocoa, always mixing.
- Gradually incorporate the flour, the baking powder, and the vanillin.
- Switch to a spatula to mix well; the batter will be compact but homogeneous.
2. Pour the batter:
- Spread the cocoa batter into the previously buttered or lined baking pan.
3. Prepare the cream:
- In a bowl, mix the ricotta with the sugar and the egg until you obtain a smooth cream.
- Pour the cream over the cocoa batter and level it with a spoon.
4. Baking:
- Cook in a preheated static oven at 180°C for 35-40 minutes.
- Let it cool: the creamy heart will settle, becoming compact and irresistible!
💡 Tips:
- You can enrich the cream with chocolate chips or orange zest.
- Also perfect as a breakfast cake or to accompany with a spoonful of whipped cream.
📸 The image of the dishes is purely indicative and does not necessarily correspond exactly to the recipe.
