ItalianNeapolitan
Migliaccio Dolce Napoletano
by Manu Food · 60K subscribers on YouTube
A traditional Neapolitan Carnival cake made with semolina, ricotta, and citrus zest. Easy, economical, and delicious.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
12 items- Milk
- Sugar
- Ricotta Romana
- Butter
- Semolina
- Eggs
- Buccia di Arancia (non trattata)Zest of orange, removed before adding semolina
- Buccia di Limone (non trattato)Zest of lemon, removed before adding semolina
- SaltPinch
- Aroma di VanigliaVanilla extract or vanillin
- Buccia di Arancia Candita(optional) — Optional; can be omitted
- Limoncello o StregaUse your preferred liqueur
Method
- Heat the milk in a saucepan with the orange and lemon zest, a pinch of salt, vanilla aroma, and butter.
- When the milk begins to boil, remove the citrus zests and pour in the semolina, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until it thickens.
- Remove from heat and let the semolina mixture cool.
- In a large bowl, mix the sugar and ricotta cheese with an electric whisk.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add the cooled semolina mixture to the ricotta mixture and stir to combine.
- Add the candied orange peel and liqueur (limoncello or Strega) and mix.
- Pour the batter into a buttered (or non-stick sprayed) springform pan, leveling the surface.
- Bake in a preheated oven until golden and set (time not specified).


