Italian · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Torta di ricotta e limone
65 minutes · 6 servings · vegetarian
A soft Italian ricotta cake flavored with lemon, adapted as an easy home bake.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup ricotta
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1/3 cup olive oil
Let’s make it
- Heat the oven to 180 C / 350 F and grease a 20 cm / 8 in cake pan.
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in one bowl. In another bowl mix ricotta, eggs, milk, lemon zest, and olive oil.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients just until smooth. Pour into the pan.
- Bake 35–40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes before slicing.
Serve plain or with berries for a simple kid-friendly treat.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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