🍋 Classic Lemon Ricotta Cake (Fluffy, Bright, and Melt-in-Your-Mouth)

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Desserts Italian Jun 14, 2025 822
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Description

This soft, lemony ricotta cake is what Italian grandmas bake on sunny weekends. Light, moist, and bursting with citrus, it’s a spoon-tender dessert that feels like a hug from Naples.

Ingredients

Servings: 4 ×1
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  • 🍬 Optional: powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation

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Total Time

🛠️ Prep: 15 min
🔥 Cook: 40 min
🕒 Total: 55 min

Nutritional Value

🔥 270 kcal
💪 Protein: 8 g
🧈 Fat: 14 g (Saturated: 8 g)
🍞 Carbohydrates: 28 g
🧂 Sodium: 90 mg
🔥 270 kcal 💪 8 g protein 🍞 28 g carbs 🧈 14 g fat
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Advice

Let the cake sit in the fridge for a few hours — the texture becomes even silkier the next day.

Status

🍋 This lemon ricotta cake is light, fluffy, and made for golden afternoons.
A slice of southern Italy.
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