Semolina, ricotta cheese and coconut cake

Semolina, ricotta cheese and coconut cake

This semolina, ricotta cheese and coconut cake wrapped on the edges in a fillo pastry is absolutely delicious. A perfect choice for any occasion especially for Easter. A winner every time.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Ramona's Cuisine

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 859kcal

Author Ramona Sebastian

Equipment

ovenproof dish
spatula
glass bowl
grater

Ingredients

500 g ricotta cheese
200 g yogurt (natural)
1 pack puff pastry ready made (optional)
100 g semolina ** or gluten free flour
100 g sugar
5 eggs
2 sugar sachets (vanilla)
2-3 tablespoon coconut (desiccated)
½ teaspoon salt
20 g icing sugar for dusting
100-150 ml creme fraiche (for serving)

Metric - US Imperial

Instructions

Grease or line a 7” (18-20 cm) oven dish. If you choose to use the puff pastry, place this on the greased or lined dish. Set aside. Preheat the oven at 180°C/375F.
In a large bowl, gather all the other ingredients (cheese, eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla sugar, desiccated coconut, semolina or the gluten-free flour, yoghurt) and with an electric mixer mix well until all beautifully homogenized.
Pour the mixture in the prepared oven dish and place in the oven.
Bake for 50 min or so , until nice and golden on top.
When slightly cool, dust with icing sugar and serve with creme fraiche, full-fat yoghurt or simply as it comes with a cup of milk or coffee.

Notes

The cheese can be any type of creamy cheese including cottage cheese (blend to get rid of the lumps) and as mentioned above this cake can be adjusted to your own liking, the sugar amount (sweeter or less sweet) you could add cinnamon instead of coconut if wish or almond flavor or lemon/orange zest, whatever you like.

You can add some raisins too.

The puff pastry is not necessary so if you do not have it do not worry, this cake can very well do without it.

Please do let me know how you liked this recipe and if you have made any changes, what are they? ?

Enjoy this recipe, it is smashingly simple to make and really, really yummy! ? ? ?

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