{"id":37360,"date":"2022-03-21T07:26:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T11:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=37360"},"modified":"2022-04-10T22:07:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T02:07:26","slug":"lemon-ricotta-pound-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/lemon-ricotta-pound-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Ricotta Pound Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/lemon-ricotta-pound-cake\/lemonpound\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LemonPound.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LemonPound\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LemonPound.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37362\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LemonPound.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LemonPound.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LemonPound.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a sucker for lemon desserts, so when I saw this recipe for Lemon Ricotta Pound Cake &#8211; I knew I had to give it a whirl. It&#8217;s lemony, moist, and best of all, easy to throw together. <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 sticks butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups ricotta<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>zest of 1 &#8211; 2 lemons<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the glaze:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 cup + 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 to 2 1\/2 teaspoons lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00ba. Generously grease a 9&#8243; x 5&#8243; loaf pan, set aside. (You can use 3 mini loaf pans, filling them up no more than 3\/4 with the batter &#8211; bake for 35 minutes.)<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter, ricotta, and sugar until well blended, about 3 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla, zest, and lemon juice. Mix in the dry ingredients a small amount at a time until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 to 60 minutes, testing with a toothpick. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out on a rack to cool.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk the confections sugar and lemon juice, drizzle over the cake.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a sucker for lemon desserts, so when I saw this recipe for Lemon Ricotta Pound Cake &#8211; I knew I had to give it a whirl. It&#8217;s lemony, moist, and best of all, easy to throw together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238],"tags":[97,2644,2531,1856],"class_list":["post-37360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-baking","tag-lemon-cakes","tag-quick-breads","tag-ricotta-cheese"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-9IA","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41395,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/09\/04\/lemon-blueberry-ricotta-cake\/","url_meta":{"origin":37360,"position":0},"title":"Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Cake","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"September 4, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Wanting to take advantage of delicious summer fruit before the season is over - I give you Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Cake! 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