Gluten Free

The Best Almond Ricotta Cake

Recipe Snapshot

Servings

8

Total Time

45 min

Course

dessert

Ingredients

Preheat an oven. Line a cake pan or springform pan with parchment.

Prepare the cake pan

1

Place softened butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment.

Cream the butter and sugar

2

Add the egg yolks. Add the ricotta cheese and lemon zest, then continue beating. Pour in the almond flour. Mix until just combined.

Incorporate and whip

3-4

Beat the egg whites on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold half of the egg whites into the cake batter.

Beat the egg whites

5

Pour the cake batter into the greased cake pan. Sprinkle the sliced almonds evenly over the top of the cake, then bake.

Bake the cake

6

Cool, slice & enjoy!

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Allow the cake to cool. Dust with confectioner’s sugar, then slice and serve warm or at room temperature.

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