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6-ingredient Lemon And Ricotta Cake
This lemon and ricotta cake is the perfect easy cake to make when you need something homemade in a hurry. It's very simple, made with just 6 ingredients, but it's super moist and subtly lemony. It's a real crowd pleaser!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 391 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 1½ cups ricotta cheese
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup light olive oil (or use another kind of oil - any works)
- 2 medium lemons juice of one lemon, zest of two lemons
- ¾ cup white sugar I've used ordinary white sugar, caster (super fine) sugar and raw organic sugar - all work
- 1½ cups self raising flour Or make your own: 1½ cups plain flour + 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Line a 9 or 10 x 4 inch loaf pan with baking paper. Pre-heat the oven to 180C / 355F.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir the eggs into the ricotta cheese with a wooden spoon until smooth.
- Add the oil, lemon juice and zest and sugar. Stir with the wooden spoon again until well combined.
- Fold in the flour and salt until just combined (be careful not to overmix).
- Tip the cake batter into the prepared loaf tin/pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a skewer poked into the middle of the cake comes out clean. (It takes 55 minutes in my oven, but check at 45 minutes and every 5 minutes after that)
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Notes
- Adaptations you can try
- Storage: The cake will last for a few days in an airtight container. Maybe even longer but it's never lasted beyond this time in our house!
- To freeze, either freeze whole or slice first and wrap each slice separately. Make sure you wrap tightly in plastic/cling wrap and/or aluminium foil. You can freeze for 3-6 months.
- Add raspberries, blueberries or a swirl of lemon curd before baking.
- Make a simple icing out of icing/powdered sugar and lemon juice and drizzle over the top.
Nutrition Information
Calories
391kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
93mg
(31%)
Sodium
67mg
(3%)
Potassium
135mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
307IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
117mg
(12%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 391
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 391kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 93mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 67mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 135mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 307IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 117mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.