Creamy Italian Chocolate Cake with Ricotta - Chef Melt

Ingredients

• 1 cup cake or pastry flour
• 1½ teaspoons of baking powder
• 6 oz. of dark chocolate (52% cocoa, use good quality)
• 1 large egg yolk (make sure it's room temperature)
• 3 eggs (room temperature is best)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (pure extract works great)
• ¾ cup and 2½ tablespoons granulated sugar (180 g total)
• ½ cup and another ½ tablespoon softened butter (120 grams)
• A pinch of salt (use ¼ teaspoon if your butter's unsalted)
• 1 cup whole milk or full-fat ricotta cheese