Blood Orange Ricotta Cake
Blood Orange Ricotta Cake is a light, citrus cake bursting with flavor! Sliced blood oranges on top of fluffy ricotta batter will definitely keep those winter blues away.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp kosher salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ Cups whole milk ricotta
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 3 small blood oranges, sliced into rounds
- Confectioners sugar, garnish
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 9-inch cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. In another large bowl combine eggs, ricotta, vanilla extract, and butter.
- Slowly combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.
- Once combined, pour batter into cake pan. Place blood orange slices on top and bake for about 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from oven to cool before slicing and dusting with confectioners sugar.
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