Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cake flour,2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder,1 teaspoon kosher salt,3/4 cup (1 ½ sticks) butter, room temperature (additional to grease the pan),1 1/2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese,1 1/2 tablespoons cups sugar, plus 1,3 large eggs,1 teaspoon vanilla extract,1 orange, zested,2 tablespoons Amaretto,1 pint strawberries, hulled and quartered,Whipping cream
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 9 X 5 X 3 inch loaf pan with butter. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir to combine.
- Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, ricotta, and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. With the machine running, add the eggs one at a time.
- Add the vanilla, orange zest, and Amaretto until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients, a small amount at a time, until just incorporated.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a tooth pick comes out clean and the cake is beginning to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 45-50 minutes.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Using a mesh sieve, dust the cooled cake with powdered sugar.
- Meanwhile, place the strawberries in a small bowl with the remaining one Tablespoon sugar.
- Let sit until the juices have pooled around the strawberries.
- Prepare whipping cream, flavoring it with vanilla and Amaretto.
- To serve, slice the cake and serve with a spoonful of strawberries and their juices over the top of the cake.
- Add a dollop of whipped cream.
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