Olive Oil And Ricotta Pound Cake Food

OLIVE OIL AND RICOTTA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• Beat butter, ricotta cheese, sugar, olive oil, orange zest, and vanilla bean with an electric mixer. (There will be some lumps, not to worry.)
• Add dry ingredients and beat until light, about 3 minutes.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Cut the chocolate bar into small chunks. Fold in chocolate. I like to reserve a little to add to the top. I think that it looks pretty.
• Pour batter into two loaf pans, (mine came from Sur la Table) and sprinkle with the reserved chocolate.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes. You can make this into 8 mini loaves, or one large loaf. The baking time will differ, so keep your eyes on it.

RICOTTA OLIVE OIL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Combine flour and baking powder. Beat all remaining ingredients except eggs in large bowl with mixer until blended.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture until well blended.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake 1 hour 20 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 min. Remove cake from pan to wire rack; cool completely.

MINI OLIVE OIL AND RICOTTA POUND CAKES WITH CHOCOLATE COVERED ORANGE PEEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-cup mini loaf pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Whip together the remaining 1/4 cup butter, the ricotta, sugar, olive oil, orange zest and vanilla bean seeds in a separate large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed. Add the dry ingredients and continue to beat until light and airy, another 3 minutes. Drop the eggs into the mix session one at a time. Drop in the chocolate bits and stir with a spatula until they are evenly spread throughout the batter.
• Pour the batter into the mini loaf pans and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Insert toothpicks into the pound cakes to see if it pulls out clean.
• Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for about 10 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool fully.

RICOTTA ORANGE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan with butter. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir to blend.
• Using a mixer, cream the butter, ricotta and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. With the machine running, add the eggs 1 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 batter into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean and the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. To wrap, return to the pan and dust with confectioners' sugar.

ONE-BOWL RICOTTA OLIVE OIL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease a 9×5" loaf pan or a 10-12-cup Bundt pan (or spray with nonstick cooking spray). If using a loaf pan, line it with parchment paper, leaving about 2" of excess on each side to help you lift the cake out of the pan. If using a Bundt, sprinkle the inside of the pan with sugar, including the center cone.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, ricotta, and sour cream until combined. Add the oil and vanilla and mix until well blended. Whisk in the sugar, baking powder, salt, and zest until well combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the flour until just incorporated.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with the spatula. Bake until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50-65 minutes for the loaf pan, 40-55 minutes for the Bundt, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
• Transfer to a wire rack and let the cake cool in the pan for at least 1 hour before unmolding and slicing.

LEMON RICOTTA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Whip together butter and ricotta cheese. This recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups. I use an entire 15 oz container.
• Add sugar and blend.
• Beat in one egg at a time until combined.
• Contine adding extract, zest, and juice. You may scale back the amount of zest. I love the flavor punch, so I use the zest of two lemons.
• In a separate bowl whisk together dry ingredients.
• Combine wet with dry turning mixture into a greased 9x5x3 loaf pan.
• Bake about 50 minutes. Because of the ricotta cake may have a slight wiggle.
• If you wish, stem and slice strawberries. Add a few tablespoons of sugar and the juice of the remaining lemon. This is a great topping for the cake.