Ricotta makes this simple-yet-special cake wonderfully tender. Be sure to drizzle on the lemon glaze after the cake has cooled so it keeps its consistency.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 ½ cups sugar, divided
- 2 lemons, divided
- ½ cup + 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted, divided
- Cooking spray
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 (15 - oz.) container whole milk ricotta cheese
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups raspberries
- ½ cup confectioners' sugar
Steps
- For topping: In a medium bowl, combine ½ cup flour, ½ cup sugar, zest from 1 lemon and 3 tablespoons butter. Using a fork or fingers, mix until well combined. Set aside.
- For cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9” springform pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together remaining 1 cup sugar, remaining 1½ cups flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together ricotta, eggs, juice from 1 lemon and vanilla. Gradually whisk in remaining ½ cup butter until fully combined and smooth.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until combined, taking care not to overmix. Gently fold in raspberries.
- Scrape batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle topping evenly over cake. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out mostly clean (with a few crumbs, but not wet), 50 to 55 minutes. Place on cooling rack and cool in pan for 30 minutes before removing from springform pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar and 1½ tablespoons juice from remaining lemon. If the glaze is too thick, add more lemon juice until desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake.
This recipe is
- Vegetarian
- Nut-free
Tags
- vegetarian
- Entertaining