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Ricotta Filo Cake

By nigel slater

3.5

(7)

Irregular ribbons of baked filo tangled in a cake pan dusted with confectioners' sugar and scattered with candied orange...
Photo by Jonathan Lovekin

Ravishing, like a fairy in a vast taffeta ball gown. Give the cheesecake time to cool down before you slice it. The pastry will shatter, which is rather lovely, offering wisps of crispness with the soft, creamy cheesecake. This is lighter and less rich than most.

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