Better-Than-Starbucks Bluberry Pound Cake
- 8 ounces ricotta cheese
- 12 ounces frozen blueberries or 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 cup butter, softened, a tad warmer than room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 12 cup Splenda sugar substitute
- 4 eggs
- 1 12 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 12 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 12 teaspoons kosher salt
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees (165 degrees celsius).
- Coat a rectangular pan with butter, 3x6 or other.
- In a mixer,electric or non (electric works best), cream together butter and ricotta cheese.
- Pour in sugar/splenda and mix until smooth.
- Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well until each is incorporated.
- Mix in vanilla and almond extracts.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Slowly add flour mixture to the wet ingredients.
- Fold the blueberries into the batter, gently as to not crush the berries.
- Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, until the edges are golden brown.
- Cook for an additional 50-75 minutes until the center is set and a chopstick/toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve either immediately or cold.
ricotta cheese, blueberries, butter, sugar, splenda sugar substitute, eggs, vanilla, almond, flour, baking powder, kosher salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/better-than-starbucks-bluberry-pound-cake-459620 (may not work)