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Alison Roman’s Raspberry Ricotta Cake
by Alison Roman from Sweet Enough: A Baking Book
Easy
Makes one 23cm (9in) cake
This easy recipe from Alison Roman combines tart raspberries with mild ricotta to make a delicious, delicately sweet cake with a light texture.
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Introduction
This cake is on the less-sweet side, precisely my intention. If you’re craving something a bit stickier, a bit sweeter, know that, in lieu of the unsweetened berries, this versatile batter can be baked with 1 cup of jam or marmalade swirled in (any of your choice, but I really recommend the chunkier ‘oven jam’ as described on page 239 of Sweet Enough ). The result will be a little sweeter and a bit more subtle in its delivery of the fruit, thanks to its more even distribution, but will still be very delicious and extremely snackable.
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Ingredients
| cooking spray, for greasing | |
|---|---|
| 220g (1½ cups) | plain (all-purpose) flour |
| 1 tbsp (12g) | baking powder |
| 1 tsp (4g) | kosher salt |
| 365g (1½ cups) | ricotta cheese |
| 275g (1¼ cups) | sugar |
| 3 | large eggs |
| ½ tsp (2g) | vanilla extract |
| grated zest of 1 | lemon, lime, grapefruit or orange (optional) |
| 115g (4oz) | unsalted butter, melted |
| 340–450g (12–16oz) | raspberries or blackberries, fresh or frozen |
Essential kit
You will need: a 23cm (9in) round cake tin.
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Spray a 23cm (9in) round cake tin with cooking spray and line with a round of baking paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
In a medium bowl, whisk the ricotta, 220g (1 cup) of the sugar, the eggs, vanilla and citrus zest (if using) until smooth. Whisk or gently fold into the flour mixture just until blended. Fold in the melted butter, followed by half the raspberries, crushing them ever so slightly as you fold – you don’t want them to disappear into the batter, just distributed evenly to create a nice, streaky look, almost like tie-dye.
Transfer the batter to the cake tin and scatter the remaining raspberries and 55g (¼ cup) sugar over the top. (It might look like a lot of sugar – it is! But it’s necessary, promise.)
Bake until the cake is golden brown, and a tester or toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean, 55–65 minutes. Let cool for at least 20 minutes before unmoulding.
Eat with: A bowl of ricotta (sweetened or unsweetened) on the side (you know you want to).
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