Gluten Free Ricotta Cake
Dave’s sister is a fabulous baker, and a Flour Farm groupie. She and I enjoy talking about food and entertaining for hours. Over this past summer, she hit a home run with a gluten free Ricotta Cake that she happily shared with us. Special thanks to Lynn who adapted a fuss free dessert recipe from Natasha’s Kitchen that has become an entertaining staple. We actually had friends send us pictures of themselves eating this cake for breakfast the day after a dinner party when we gave them slices to take home!
A Versatile & Fuss Free Dessert
One of the most wonderful aspects of our gluten free Ricotta Cake is it’s versatility. If you want to exchange the lemon zest for orange or lime or none – no worries! If you want to top with whipped cream, berries, powdered sugar or eat naked – go for it! Our favorite topping is NW huckleberries over a spread of whipped mascarpone. Tart berries set against sweet ricotta cake tastes amazing! Another important quality – it’s totally fuss free and easy to bake. Who has time for complicated cake baking?
Serve this delicious cake any way your imagination and taste desires. We have on our list a dusting of espresso powder and chocolate shavings over a layer of whipped mascarpone. If you beat us to it, share the love!
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An important note: this recipe successfully uses Flour Farm Organic Gluten Free Flour Blend. If you choose to make this with another GF flour blend, please note that your results may differ.
Peace & LOVE – Teri
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Making GF Ricotta Cake in the Flour Farm Kitchen
Gluten Free Ricotta Cake
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 10 slices 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Gluten free Ricotta cake is a fuss-free cake to bake. It comes together in less than 15 minutes, bakes for an hour and easily tops with something as simple as a dusting of powdered sugar. Need a more fancy topping? Frost with whipped cream or mascarpone, fresh or thawed frozen fruit, or just eat naked. It’s all good!
Ingredients
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Dry
- 120g (4.2 oz) Flour Farm Organic Gluten Free Flour Blend (1 C + 1.5 T spoon & level)
- 2 tsp Aluminum Free, Double Acting Baking Powder (8g)
- 1/2 tsp Extra Fine Pink Himalayan Salt (3g)
Wet
- 4 Large Pasture Raised Eggs, room temperature preferred (200g)
- 157g (5.5 oz) Cane Sugar (2/3 C)
- 425g (15 oz) Ricotta Cheese, we use whole milk (1 container or scant 2 C)
- 114g (4 oz) Unsalted Butter, melted & cooled (1/2 C or 8 T)
- 57g (2 oz) Sour Cream, we use full fat (1/4 C)
- 1 T Lemon Zest (6g)
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract (5 ml)
Optional Toppings
- Whipped Cream (1 C heavy cream + 1 T powdered sugar + 1/8 tsp vanilla or fav extract)
- Whipped Mascarpone (add a bit of milk to thin if desired)
- 1–2 C Berries (if frozen, thaw and drain)
- Dusting of Powdered Sugar or Powdered Vanilla or Cocoa Powder
Instructions
Equipment: Digital Scale (preferred,) 9″ Springform Pan, Stand Mixer with Paddle Attachment or Electric Mixer, Mixing Bowls, Measuring Cups and Spoons, Silicone Spatula, Cooling Rack, Unbleached Parchment
Before You Dive In – Prep: Please read!
- Bring eggs to room temperature
- Set ricotta and cream cheese out on counter 30 minutes before baking (preferred, not necessary)
- Zest lemon
- Melt & cool butter
- Grease springform pan, (try our non-stick baking Goop!)
- Optional: line springform pan with a circle of unbleached parchment and grease it
- Move oven rack to center
- Heat oven to 350 F (177C)
Make cake!
Step 1: In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Set aside.
Step 2: In a large bowl, or the bowl that attaches to the stand up mixer, cream together the eggs and sugar on medium. Beat until frothy.
Step 3: Scrape down the sides of the bowl and whisk in the rest of the wet ingredients. Set the mixer to medium and blend for one minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl again and swirl a few turns.
Step 4: Turn the mixer to low and spoon in the dry mix. Mix until fully incorporated. Scrape the sides of the bowl, swirl in and pour batter into the prepared springform pan.
Step 5: Place pan in the center of a preheated 350 F/177 C oven and bake for 60 minutes. Check for doneness after 55 minutes. The top and edges will appear golden and the center will jiggle slightly, (in our oven, 60 minutes works perfectly.) Take care not to over-bake.
Step 6: Remove cake from the oven and allow to cool on a rack for about 30 minutes before removing the outer shell. Once cool, transfer to a serving platter and top/frost/dust – whatever you prefer.
Store leftover cake covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Enjoy!
Notes
The nutrition information provided below is for the recipe as written, with one exception – we use organic salted butter. Toppings are not included in the evaluation. Each slice of cake weighs approximately 100g (3.5 oz).
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: cake
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 330mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 125mg
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