Recipe: Ricotta Berry Lemon Cake w/ Lemon Glaze

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup ricotta cheese 
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
• 2   eggs beaten
• 6 oz Berries (raspberry/blueberry)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice 
• Lemon zest (optional)
• 1/2 cup sugar 
• 1½ cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt ...
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• -for the glaze:
• ½   lemon juiced 
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• ¾ cup powdered sugar

In the oven

The glaze

Out of the oven 

Finished 

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350°. And coat your loaf pan with butter and sprinkle with flour ....
   
2. First, Combine the wet ingredients: maple syrup, ricotta, vanilla, and eggs in a large mixing bowl, then add the dry ingredients to the wet slowly and mix until completely blended.
3. Then, Combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
   
4. Next, Gently fold the berries in with s rubber spatula and pour the mixture into your prepared buttered/floured loaf pan. 

1. Bake, uncovered, for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
2. Meanwhile, juice the lemon. Whisk the lemon juice and zest with the powdered sugar then pour over the cake while it's still warm.
3. Slice and enjoy!