Lemon Ricotta Cake with Blueberries

• Meat

  • 1 Cooling rack

• Produce

  • 1 1/2 pints Blueberries, fresh
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Lemon

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Baking spray

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 9 Cake pan, round

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 1/2 cups Ricotta cheese

• Other

  • Small bowl
  • 2 Large bowls
  • 2 Large plates
  • spatula
  • whisk

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Description

Ingredients

• 1½ cups ricotta cheese
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1½ tablespoons lemon zest (from 2 lemons)
• ½ cup butter (1 stick) melted, and cooled
• 1½ cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar, plus 2 tablespoons for topping
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1½ pints fresh blueberries
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• baking spray
• 9 round cake pan
• whisk
• spatula
• 2 large bowls
• small bowl
• 2 large plates
• cooling rack

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Whisk together the ricotta cheese, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl.
• Stir the lemon zest and the cooled melted butter into the cheese and egg mixture.
• In another large bowl stir together the flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Use a spatula to fold the flour mixture into the ricotta mixture until thoroughly blended.
• Spoon the cake batter evenly into a cake pan that has been sprayed liberally with baking spray.
• Top the cake batter evenly with the fresh blueberries and sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar over the blueberries.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Remove the cake pan to a cooling rack and cool for 30 minutes.
• Carefully invert the cake onto a large plate, and then invert the cake once again onto a serving plate so the blueberries are on top.
• Cool the cake completely, and then sprinkle the top with powdered sugar before slicing and serving.

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