Any-berry Lemon Ricotta Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Brush a 9"-diameter cake pan with extra-virgin olive oil. Line bottom with a parchment paper round. Combine 1⅓ cups blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, or halved or quartered hulled strawberries and 2 Tbsp. (25 g) sugar in a medium bowl. Using a fork, mash together until sugar is hydrated and no dry spots remain. There will be some totally smashed berries, but some should still be intact. Set berry mixture aside.

  2. Whisk 1½ cups (188 g) all-purpose flour, 1½ tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and ½ tsp. baking soda in a medium bowl to combine. Set aside.

  3. Place 1 Tbsp. (heaping) finely grated lemon zest and remaining 1 cup (200 g) sugar in a large bowl. Using your fingers, work lemon zest into sugar until sugar starts to clump and mixture is very fragrant. Add 3 large eggs, 2 tsp. vanilla extract, and remaining ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil and whisk vigorously until mixture is pale and smooth. Add juice of 1 large lemon and 8 oz. whole-milk fresh ricotta and mix just until combined. Add reserved dry ingredients and mix with a rubber spatula until incorporated and batter is mostly smooth.

  4. Scrape batter into prepared pan and spoon reserved (now syrupy) berries on top. Bake cake until golden brown on top and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 45–50 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool in pan. Invert cake onto a large plate; peel away parchment and discard. Turn cake right side up. Do ahead: Cake can be baked 2 days ahead. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature.

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🎂Cake

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions🎉Celebration📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h

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