🍋 Classic Lemon Ricotta Cake (Fluffy, Bright, and Melt-in-Your-Mouth)
DessertsItalian RichardObradovic Jun 14, 2025 72
Description
This soft, lemony ricotta cake is what Italian grandmas bake on sunny weekends. Light, moist, and bursting with citrus, it’s a spoon-tender dessert that feels like a hug from Naples.
Ingredients
🥚 3 large eggs
🍋 Zest of 1 lemon
🍋 30 ml fresh lemon juice (2 tbsp)
🧀 250 g ricotta cheese (1 cup)
🌾 100 g all-purpose flour (¾ cup)
🍬 120 g granulated sugar (½ cup + 1 tbsp)
🧈 75 g unsalted butter, melted and cooled (⅓ cup)
🥄 1 tsp baking powder
🧂 Pinch of salt
🍬 Optional: powdered sugar for dusting
Preparation
1️⃣ Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F) and grease a 20 cm (8-inch) springform pan.
2️⃣ Whisk wet: In a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, lemon zest, and juice until pale and airy.
3️⃣ Fold in ricotta: Gently mix in ricotta and melted butter until smooth.
4️⃣ Combine dry: In another bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold into the wet mixture.
5️⃣ Bake: Pour into the pan and bake for 35–40 minutes, or until golden and set.
6️⃣ Cool: Let cool completely before dusting with powdered sugar.
Total Time
🛠️ Prep: 15 min
🔥 Cook: 40 min
🕒 Total: 55 min
Nutritional Value
🔥 270 kcal
💪 Protein: 8 g
🧈 Fat: 14 g (Saturated: 8 g)
🍞 Carbohydrates: 28 g
🧂 Sodium: 90 mg
Advice
Let the cake sit in the fridge for a few hours — the texture becomes even silkier the next day.
Status
🍋 This lemon ricotta cake is light, fluffy, and made for golden afternoons.
A slice of southern Italy.
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