Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake is an extremely moist, not overly sweet dessert that would make the perfect ending to any meal.  

As I was flipping through the most recent issue of Bon Appetit magazine, I came across a recipe for Raspberry-Ricotta Cake. What caught my attention, besides the beautiful photo, was that it had a very short ingredient list (which I love; especially when baking), and I also had all of the ingredients in the house it called for and then some.

I had purchased some ricotta cheese and frozen raspberries to make another recipe and hadn’t gotten around to it so I decided to use this recipe as a basis to make this Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake.

I’m not into gooey or sugar laden desserts and when I do indulge, I like to have a small piece to try; then I’ll generally move on. I’d rather save my appetite for a really good meal.  The cake is really quite simple to put together too. In fact, I made this after dinner one night just to try it out and it was a huge hit.

The Bon Appetit recipe called for 8 servings, but I found I could get 10 servings out of it. They also suggested you could use blackberries in place of the raspberries, but I bet any berry would work well.

Here are the changes I made to the recipe:

1. Instead of using vanilla extract, I used lemon extract.
2. Increased the amount of frozen raspberries from 1- to 2- cups…the more berries the better!
3. Added fresh lemon zest and juice.
4. Used part skim ricotta cheese instead of whole milk.

This cake screams “Spring is Here” to me. Not only was this Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake one of the best desserts I’ve ever had, it was super moist, not overly sweet and would make the perfect ending to any meal; especially for Easter. ~Enjoy!

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Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

50 mins

Total Time

1 hrs 5 mins

 

This Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake is an extremely moist, not overly sweet dessert that would make the perfect ending to any meal. 

Course: Dessert

Servings: 10

Calories: 288 kcal

Author: Carrie's Experimental Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c . All Purpose Flour
• 1 c . Granulated Sugar
• 2 tsp . Baking Powder
• 3 Large Eggs
• 15 oz . Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
• 1/2 tsp . Lemon Extract
• 1 Lemon, zest and juice
• 1 Stick Salted Butter, melted
• 2 c . Frozen Raspberries
• Cooking Spray

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 10" spring form pan with cooking spray.
3. Combine flour, sugar and baking powder in a bowl; mix well.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, ricotta, lemon extract, lemon zest and juice until smooth; then fold in the dry ingredients until blended.
5. Gently fold in the butter and 1 cup of the raspberries; then pour batter into the spring form pan.
6. Top the batter with the remaining 1 cup of raspberries; then bake for approximately 50 minutes or until the cake is golden brown and a tester inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool 15-20 minutes before removing it from the pan. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature. Can be made up to 2 days ahead.

Recipe Notes

*Note: Use 10" springform pan for optimal results.

Nutrition Facts

Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 288 Calories from Fat 113

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12.5g 19%

Cholesterol 37mg 12%

Sodium 192mg 8%

Total Carbohydrates 36.9g 12%

Dietary Fiber 0.6g 2%

Sugars 20.8g

Protein 7.8g 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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