Lemon-Ricotta Dessert Cake recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 large lemon, zested and juiced
¼ cup milk

Nutrition Info

314 calories
carbohydrate: 36.6 g
cholesterol: 109.7 mg
fat: 16 g
fiber: 1 g
protein: 7.6 g
saturatedFat: 9.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 269.4 mg
sugar: 19.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch round springform pan with butter and line with parchment paper.

  2. Mix flour and baking powder together in a small bowl.

  3. Cream sugar and softened butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add vanilla and beat 1 minute longer. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add in flour mixture, beat until combined. Add ricotta cheese, lemon zest, and lemon juice to batter, beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add milk and beat on low speed only until combined. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cake cool completely before serving.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This quick dessert is easy to throw together when you're planning your last-minute game night! Mix it up quickly, pop it in the oven, and you'll ease all the competitiveness with the light, spongy deliciousness!

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