{"id":41395,"date":"2023-09-04T00:38:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T04:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=41395"},"modified":"2023-09-04T00:38:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T04:38:56","slug":"lemon-blueberry-ricotta-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/09\/04\/lemon-blueberry-ricotta-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Blueberry Ricotta 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\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/09\/04\/lemon-blueberry-ricotta-cake\/blueberryricotta\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BlueberryRicotta.jpg?fit=640%2C484&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,484\" 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=\"BlueberryRicotta\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BlueberryRicotta.jpg?fit=640%2C484&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BlueberryRicotta.jpg?resize=640%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BlueberryRicotta.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BlueberryRicotta.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wanting to take advantage of delicious summer fruit before the season is over &#8211; I give you Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Cake! A simple batter made with eggs, ricotta, sour cream and lemon zest, sprinkled with blueberries and topped off with a lemon glaze. It was the perfect finish to last night&#8217;s cookout. <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>4 large eggs, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>2\/3 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>8 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled<\/li>\n<li>15 oz. ricotta<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon lemon zest<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups blueberries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Glaze:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3\/4 cup confectioners sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Grease a 9&#8243; springform pan, line with parchment paper, and grease the parchment. Preheat oven to 350\u00ba.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk flour, salt, and baking powder, set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar on high speed until frothy. Blend in the butter, then add the ricotta, sour cream, vanilla and zest.<\/li>\n<li>Add the flour mixture on low speed until incorporated.<\/li>\n<li>Pour batter into pan, and top with blueberries. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes until the edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes, unmold, and transfer to a plate.<\/li>\n<li>When cake is slightly warm, mix up glaze and pour over top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wanting to take advantage of delicious summer fruit before the season is over &#8211; I give you Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Cake! A simple batter made with eggs, ricotta, sour cream and lemon zest, sprinkled with blueberries and topped off with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/09\/04\/lemon-blueberry-ricotta-cake\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/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":[1238,4],"tags":[97,1791,3187,3875],"class_list":["post-41395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","category-news","tag-baking","tag-blueberries","tag-cakes","tag-ricotta"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-aLF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43326,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2024\/05\/28\/blueberry-ricotta-cake-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":41395,"position":0},"title":"Blueberry Ricotta Cake","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"May 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"So happy that blueberries are finally in season - and I have a reason to make a cake with the leftover ricotta in the fridge. 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