Meyer Lemon Ricotta Cake

Meyer Lemon Ricotta Cake is a side dish that serves 8. One serving contains 330 calories, 5g of protein, and 11g of fat. For 42 cents per serving, this recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. This recipe is liked by 7414 foodies and cooks. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up all purpose flour, vanillan extract, powdered sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Simply Scratch. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 19%. Similar recipes include Meyer Lemon Ricotta Cookies, Meyer Lemon Ricotta Muffins, and Meyer Lemon Ricotta Muffins.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 35 minutes

Cooking duration: 55 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1-1/4 cup All Purpose Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/3 cup of Melted Butter

2 tablespoons Half & Half

1 teaspoon Kosher Salt

2 to 3 tablespoons Meyer Lemon Juice, strained

4 Meyer Lemons

1 cup Powdered Sugar

1/2 cup Ricotta Cheese

1 cup Sugar

1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

2 whole Eggs

Equipment:

baking paper

loaf pan

whisk

bowl

oven

frying pan

sieve

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly spray {I use my mister} and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.In a medium bowl whisk together the all purpose flour, salt and baking powder. Set it off to the side.In a large bowl combine a cup of sugar and the zest from 4 meyer lemons. Use your fingers to rub the sugar into the zest. Add in 1/4 cup of freshly squeezed {and strained to catch seeds} meyer lemon juice. Crack in two eggs, pour in the melted {and cooled} butter, the teaspoon of vanilla and whisk to combine.In a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup ricotta and the two tablespoons of half and half, stir until smooth.To the egg/sugar mixture; add one third of the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined. Add in have of the ricotta mixture and whisk some more. Repeat with the dry ingredients and ricotta. Mixing after each addition.Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.Let the cake cool for 10 minutes before running a knife around the edges and using the parchment paper as handles to lift the cake out of the pan. Allow the cake to cool completely before topping it with the glaze.FOR THE GLAZE: Add a cup of powdered sugar to a mesh strainer that is set over a medium bowl. Sift the powdered sugar into the bowl. Slowly whisk in a tablespoon at a time of the reserved meyer lemon juice until you've reached the desired consistency.Pour the glaze over the cooled cake. Serve once the glaze has had a chance to harden.Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly spray {I use my mister} and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.In a medium bowl whisk together the all purpose flour, salt and baking powder. Set it off to the side.In a large bowl combine a cup of sugar and the zest from 4 meyer lemons. Use your fingers to rub the sugar into the zest.

2. Add in 1/4 cup of freshly squeezed {and strained to catch seeds} meyer lemon juice. Crack in two eggs, pour in the melted {and cooled} butter, the teaspoon of vanilla and whisk to combine.In a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup ricotta and the two tablespoons of half and half, stir until smooth.To the egg/sugar mixture; add one third of the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined.

3. Add in have of the ricotta mixture and whisk some more. Repeat with the dry ingredients and ricotta.

4. Mixing after each addition.

5. Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.


Let the cake cool for 10 minutes before running a knife around the edges and using the parchment paper as handles to lift the cake out of the pan. Allow the cake to cool completely before topping it with the glaze.FOR THE GLAZE

1. Add a cup of powdered sugar to a mesh strainer that is set over a medium bowl. Sift the powdered sugar into the bowl. Slowly whisk in a tablespoon at a time of the reserved meyer lemon juice until you've reached the desired consistency.

2. Pour the glaze over the cooled cake.

3. Serve once the glaze has had a chance to harden.Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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330k Calories
4g Protein
11g Total Fat
53g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
330k
17%

Fat
11g
17%

  Saturated Fat
6g
42%

Carbohydrates
53g
18%

  Sugar
39g
44%

Cholesterol
70mg
23%

Sodium
389mg
17%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
4g
10%

Selenium
11µg
16%

Phosphorus
103mg
10%

Vitamin B2
0.18mg
10%

Folate
36µg
9%

Vitamin B1
0.13mg
9%

Vitamin A
377IU
8%

Calcium
69mg
7%

Manganese
0.12mg
6%

Iron
1mg
6%

Vitamin B3
0.96mg
5%

Potassium
111mg
3%

Zinc
0.47mg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.18µg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.3mg
3%

Vitamin D
0.4µg
3%

Vitamin E
0.38mg
3%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

Copper
0.04mg
2%

Magnesium
7mg
2%

Fiber
0.46g
2%

Vitamin B6
0.04mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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