Wednesday, February 16, 2011

* Ricotta Pound cake.....

  

My  big apologies to  readers  and  followers of my blog for not posting anything  for  long time. But things  at  my personal  end took  front  seat and  kept me overly occupied.I'm just  back  from  my  long India  trip and  coping  with  the jet lag.I planned to  post  this Ricotta  Pound  Cake before  I  left  for  vacation but   Anyone  who  reads  or follows my blog  must  have  known  by  now that I  have a  sweet sweet  tooth. So experimenting  cakes and  various  types  of  sweets are  definitely more frequent than  any  other  experiments in my kitchen. the other day  I was  browsing around and came  across this wonderful  cake in Parita's Blog ,she is amazing baker and  I love to  visit her space. As she vouched for this  ricotta pound cake  I thought I  should  give it a try and the  result was something to  'die  for'  for  a  cake  lover.Me  and  Shaan relished  on this  cake  first time  I made  and I  have  made couple of times  after that  with some modifications every time  and  this is  my favorite  so  far. I always  like to  tweak the recipe  after  first  attempt. The addition of  lemon zest,fresh blueberries and  honey to the recipe made its   even  better. I'm so glad I tried it. So here you go.

This makes a  small 8"  round  cake 
Ingredients:


                                                 
1. Ricotta Cheese                    : 3/4  cup(Ricotta  can be replaced by  fresh home made cheese or  paneer)

2. All purpose  flour                 : 3/4 cup
3. Baking powder                    : 1 1/2 tsp
4. Cornflour/Cornstarch           : 1 tbsp
5. Egg(at room temperature)    : 1
6. Salted butter (melted/softened)            :1/3 cup
7. Raw Sugar                           : 3/4 cup(I used raw  sugar but white granulare  sugar is  just  good)
8. Fresh lemon juice                 : 1 tbsp
9. Freshly crushed cardamon seeds          :1 tsp
10. Rose water                          :2 tbsp
11. Handful of raisins, soaked in water/rum for minimum 2hours, drained
12.Vanilla essence                      : 1 tsp

Procedure:

1. Shift  All purpose flour,corn starch and  baking powder together  and keep  them aside.
2. Beat the ricotta cheese  and rose water for 5 minutes  with an  electric  beater.Now time to  pour the 
   melted butter kept at room temperature to the mixture along with raw sugar and  beat  until the  sugar
  dissolves.
3. Add  pure  vanilla extract, egg and  cardamom powder  and  beat  the mixture  for 2 more minutes.
4. Now to the  above mixture incorporate  the  shifted  flour with a  spatula.
5. Once the  flour is  fully mixed add lemon zest, lemon juice,golden raisins, blue berries and  honey.
6. Grease and  flour the  cake baking pan.Pour the  cake  batter then bake it  in a  350 degree 
    Fahrenheit preheated  oven.  Bake for 30-40 minutes or do a poke test until the knife comes  out  clean .
          
 Enjoy this  cake  when warm.This also stays fresh for  2-3  weeks in refrigerator.

     
I would  love to  hear  from you n  Happy Cooking.

13 comments:

  1. Hi, Welcome back dear,delicious cake,perfectly baked.

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  2. Thanks a lot for ur lovely words on my photography...U have anice blog too.Luved the collage of stepwise very nice idea!

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  3. First time here...you got a lovely space...following it..


    FunWidFud

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  4. Hi Nikki, first time here and u've a wonderful space and love the step-by-step presentation.. cake looks so soft.. love to follow u!!

    http://rasoithekitchen.blogspot.com/

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  5. oh gal,,.... that looks awesome..so flavorful n yummy!!

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  6. Came here through Pratibha's page. Nice to see so many delicious recipes here..so you must be feeling rejuvenate after your trip to India. Nice cake you have made

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  7. Oh i'm such a big fan od ricotta, i have never say no to ur cake, this something i would love to try!

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  8. Nikki, that looks fantastic - I make rasmalai with ricotta but this is something else I can try for desserts
    Lovely post :)

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  9. Thanks every one for dropping by and for the lovely comments

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  10. Hey Nikki...thanks for mentioning me :) I am so glad you enjoyed this cake, I too was amazed by its beautiful texture.it just melts in mouth :) Lovely addition of blueberries! Love them!

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  13. this is good article thanks for sharing i will wait for next article again

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