Ricotta Cheese Bundt Cake
- 1 1/4 cups ricotta cheese sheep milk
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 3/8 cups flour
- 3 eggs
- 3 1/2 tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 2 11/16 tablespoons milk at room temperature
- 3 1/4 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- grated lemon peel
- 1 vanilla bean or 2 tsp. vanilla extract.
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Soften the ricotta cheese by putting it through a sieve.
- Place the sugar in a large bowl and add the ricotta cheese.
- Use an immersion blender to blend the sugar and ricotta cheese until smooth and creamy.
- Add the butter, then add the eggs, one at a time, incorporating each one completely before adding the next.
- Add the seeds of the vanilla bean, the orange juice, and grated lemon peel, and last, the milk.
- Mix the flour with the baking powder and add it to the batter, stirring just enough to incorporate.
- Pour the batter into the bundt pan, level the top carefully and bake for approximately 45 minutes.
- Remove the cake from the oven, let it cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
ricotta cheese, sugar, flour, eggs, butter, milk, orange juice, baking powder, lemon peel, vanilla bean
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Ricotta-Cheese-Bundt-Cake-632329 (may not work)