Lemon Ricotta Almond Flour Cake Recipes

ITALIAN LEMON RICOTTA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 inch springform pan using butter and powdered sugar; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl or stand up mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until combined. Add in the ricotta cheese and blend until light and fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Mix in the eggs, one at a time. Add in the vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice and mix to combine. In the same bowl, stir in the baking soda and salt. Lastly, add in the flour and mix until just combined, scraping down the sides of bowl to full incorporate all of the ingredients.
• Pour the batter into the prepared springform pan. Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until the cake is set and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing the collar and base of the pan. Cool on a wire rack and dust with powdered sugar before serving.

LEMON RICOTTA CAKE WITH ALMOND FLOUR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 F
• Cut a piece of parchment paper to nestle in bottom of 8 in round pan. Spray with cooking spray
• Whisk together dry ingredients in small bowl (almond and coconut flours, baking powder, and salt).
• Cream butter, vanilla, and sugar. Add one egg and blend until fluffy
• Add ricotta, lemon juice, and lemon zest, beating thoroughly until combined
• Add about a third of dry mix and one egg to wet mixture and blend. Continue until used all 3 remaining eggs and dry ingredients
• Spread batter in 8 " pan and smooth out top with spatula as best you can.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes until toothpick comes out clean
• It will not look brown on top of the cake when it is done! So, don't look for that, use the toothpick method.
• Let cool for 15 minutes and then remove by using a knife around edges to loosen.
• You can leave on the counter covered in plastic wrap for 2-3 days, but then will need to refrigerate. If it is super hot where you are, just put in fridge right away!

LEMON RICOTTA-ALMOND CAKE ( GLUTEN-FREE )

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Whisk eggs and sugar. Add almond meal and butter, and stir well.
• Pulse ricotta in blender or mash by hand, and then add to batter. Stir thoroughly to combine before folding in Pamela's Baking and Pancake Mix. Lastly, add the lemon zest, lemon juice and lemon extract and mix the batter to blend.
• Grease 8" round cake pan. Pour batter into the cake pan, and bake for 30 minutes.
• Cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving warm. Dust with powdered sugar and/or garnish with fruit.

ALMOND RICOTTA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch springform pan and line with parchment paper.
• Combine butter and 3/4 cup sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice; mix until well combined. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Fold in almond flour and ricotta cheese with a silicone spatula.
• Wash and dry the beaters and beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until foamy. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Fold stiff egg whites into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
• Bake on the center rake of the preheated oven until edges of the cake are lightly browned, about 50 minutes. Cake will still be a little wobbly in the middle.
• Remove from the oven and let the cake to cool completely in the pan before transferring to a cake platter, about 1 hour. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.