Cherry & Ricotta Cake by @ravneeteats

1h30
Medium

8 servings

🧈

140 g

Unsalted Butter

🍬

220 g

Caster Sugar

🍋

Lemon Zest

🍊

Orange Zest

🥚

3

Eggs

🧂

Salt

🌾

170 g

Plain Flour

🧂

2.5 tsp

Baking Powder

🧀

250 g

Ricotta

🥃

10 ml

Amaretto

🍒

300 g

Pitted Cherries

🌾

0.5 tbsp

Plain Flour

🍬

Demerara Sugar

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/9

    Preheat the oven to 160 fan/180 oven. Grease and line a cake tin.

    🧁cake tin

  2. Step 2/9

    Beat the butter, sugar, orange zest and salt together until pale and fluffy. Add the amaretto/almond essence if using.

    🧈unsalted butter
    🍬caster sugar
    🍊orange zest
    🧂salt
    🥃amaretto
    🥣bowl
    🥄spatula

  3. Step 3/9

    Add in the eggs, mixing well in between each addition.

    🥚eggs
    🥣bowl
    🥄spatula

  4. Step 4/9

    In another bowl, stir together the plain flour and baking powder.

    🌾plain flour
    🧂baking powder
    🥣bowl
    🥄spatula

  5. Step 5/9

    Add the flour mixture into the cake batter, mix well.

    🌾plain flour
    🧂baking powder
    🥣bowl
    🥄spatula

  6. Step 6/9

    Fold in the ricotta, pour into cake tin.

    🧀ricotta
    🥄spatula
    🧁cake tin

  7. Step 7/9

    Mix cherries with flour, sprinkle on top of cake with demerara sugar before baking.

    🍒pitted cherries
    🌾plain flour
    🍬demerara sugar
    🥣bowl
    🥄spatula

  8. Step 8/9

    Bake for 1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.

    🍢skewer

  9. Step 9/9

    Cool, dust with icing sugar, slice, and eat.

    🥄spatula

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Dairy, Sweeteners, Fruits, Protein, Seasonings, Grains, Leavening Agents, Alcohol

Ingredients

unsalted butter, caster sugar, lemon zest, orange zest, eggs, salt, plain flour, baking powder, ricotta, amaretto, pitted cherries, demerara sugar

Allergens

Dairy, Eggs, Gluten

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Vegetarian

Calories

350 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 7g, Carbohydrates: 45g, Sugar: 18g, Fat: 15g, Fiber: 2g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 100mg, Iron: 1.5mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 500IU, Vitamin C: 10mg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

20 minutes

Cooking

1 hour 10 minutes

Overall

1 hour 30 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Medium (2/4)

Steps

9 steps

Equipments

Utensils

cake tin, bowl, spatula, skewer

Appliances

oven, mixer

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Dessert

Occasions

Tea Time

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@ravneeteats

Origin

Cuisine

International

Geographic

to inform

Various

Aspect

Texture

Moist, Soft

Flavors

Sweet

Other

Price

Medium

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 2 days (covered), fridge : 5 days (airtight container), freezer : 1 month (wrapped tightly)