Ricotta Cake Recipes

m?k?? ?n? 9-inch loaf ??k?, about 10 servings
Source: Gina DePalma's | D?l?? Italiano

Ingredients 

• 1 �  cups all-purpose fl?ur 
• 2 �  t??????n? b?k?ng powder 
• 1 t??????n salt 
• � cup (1� ?t??k?) un??lt?d butter, ??ft?n?d 
• 1 �  cups fr??h whole-milk r???tt? (*NOTE ?f r???tt? is too w?t, t?k? the t?m? to dr??n it) 
• 1 �  ?u?? gr?nul?t?d ?ug?r 
• 3 large eggs (at room temperature) 
• � v?n?ll? bean (I u?? v?n?ll? ???t? ?nd u??d 1 t??????n) *if you cannot find v?n?ll? ???t?, ??u can ?n?r???? ??ur v?n?ll? ?xtr??t t? � t??????n) 
• 1 �  t??????n pure vanilla ?xtr??t 
• C?nf??t??n?r�? ?ug?r, f?r du?t?ng (??u ??uld go th?? r?ut? to m?k? it ?r?tt?, but it does n?t n??d ?t) 

In?tru?t??n? 

1. Pr?h??t oven to 350 degrees ?nd ????t??n a rack ?n th? ??nt?r. Grease a 9-?n?h l??f ??n with nonstick cooking ??r?? ?r butter, du?t ?t w?th fl?ur, ?nd tap t? kn??k out th? ?x????. 
2.  
3. In a medium bowl, ?dd fl?ur, b?k?ng ??wd?r, and ??lt ?nd set ???d?. In an ?l??tr?? m?x?r f?tt?d with the paddle ?tt??hm?nt, ?r??m t?g?th?r butter, ricotta, and sugar ?n m?d?um speed unt?l ?m??th ?nd light, ?b?ut 2 m?nut??. Beat ?n eggs, ?n? at a t?m?, ?t may l??k ?url?d ?t this point, don�t w?rr? ?b?ut ?t, ?t w?ll ?dju?t once you ?dd the dr? ?ngr?d??nt?. If u??ng the vanilla bean - ??l?t it l?ngthw??? ?nd scrape out seeds with blunt side of a small kn?f?, th?n beat th?m ?nt? batter ?l?ng w?th vanilla extract. On l?w speed*, beat in dry ?ngr?d??nt? t? combine them, scrape down sides of th? b?wl, and beat b?tt?r f?r 30 ????nd? on medium ????d. *Y?u ??n also at th?? ???nt f?ld the dr? ingredients w?th a spatula ?nt? the batter. 
4. Pour batter ?nt? ?r???r?d ??n ?nd u?? a ???tul? to smooth the t??. G?v? th? ??n a f?w gentle wh??k? ?n th? ??unt?r t? r?m?v? ?n? ??r ???k?t?. 
5. B?k? ??k? for 15 m?nut??, and th?n turn the pan 180 d?gr??? t? ?n?ur? ?v?n br?wn?ng. L?w?r th? t?m??r?tur? t? 325 d?gr??? and ??nt?nu? baking until the ??k? ??r?ng? b??k l?ghtl? wh?n touched, th? ??d?? h?v? begun t? ?ull away from th? pan, and a cake tester inserted ?n th? ??nt?r ?f th? ??k? ??m?? out clean, ?b?ut 45 m?nut?? m?r?. (NOTE: ??m?t?m?? the ??k?? t?k? u? t? 60 m?n of ???k?ng - specially ?f the r???tt? w?? v?r? w?t ?nd not drained b?f?r? adding t? th? b?tt?r) 
6. All?w ??k? t? cool in ??n on a wire r??k f?r 15 m?nut??, th?n carefully ?nv?rt it ?nt? th? r??k t? cool completely. 
7. ......
8. ......

Full Recipe @ sweetbitesblog.com