Ingredients:

  • 1½ cups sugar
  • ¾ cup butter
  • 1½ cups ricotta cheese
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2–3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1½ cups flour
  • 2½ tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • optional: zest of 1 lemon
  • optional: confectioner’s sugar for dusting

Directions:

  1. Mix the sugar, butter and ricotta cheese until light and fluffy.
  2. Add the eggs, vanilla and lemon juice, and mix until just combined.
  3. Add flour, baking powder, salt and lemon zest, if desired. Mix until just combined.
  4. Bake at 350° F in a loaf pan until a toothpick comes out clean, approximately 50–60 minutes. Wait for cake to cool before slicing. Dust with confectioner’s sugar before serving.

Yields: 12 slices