Month: March 2020

Lemon Ricotta Cake

Lemon ricotta cake
Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup or 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
  2. 3/4 cup caster sugar
  3. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  4. 3 large eggs
  5. 3 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  6. Zest of 1 lemon
  7. 1 cup plain flour
  8. 2 teaspoons baking powder
  9. 1 cup ricotta
  10. 1/4 cup milk
  11. 1 cup heavy cream
  12. 1/2 cup mascarpone
  13. mascarpone substitute (
  14. 1 16 oz block of cream cheese
  15. 1/2 cup sour cream
  16. 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  17. Blend until smooth
  18. )
  19. powdered sugar
  20. fresh raspberries
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced. Grease an 8-inch round cake tin with butter and line the bottom with parchment or baking paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add butter, sugar and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until combined.
  3. Add lemon juice, lemon zest, flour, baking powder and ricotta and beat on a low speed. Add milk and beat briefly until combined. Cake batter may be lumpy and curdled but this is totally fine.
  4. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and place in the oven for approximately 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean (caution ignore the fact the cake appears wet and wobbly in the middle. Use the toothpick!). Leave cake to cool completely in cake pan.
  5. Add cream and mascarpone to a mixing bowl and beat using an electric mixer for a couple of minutes or until thickened.
  6. To serve, dust cake with powdered sugar. Cut into small slices and serve with mascarpone cream and fresh raspberries.
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Pickled Eggs & Beets

Pickled Eggs & Beets
Ingredients
  1. 2 1-pound cans tiny whole beets, drained with juices reserved
  2. 1 small onion, halved and thinly sliced into half-moons (optional)
  3. 8 hard-cooked eggs, peeled
  4. 1 cup 1/2 cup sugar
  5. 1 cup beet juice
  6. 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  7. 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
  8. dash of pepper
  9. 2 bay leaves
  10. 6 whole cloves
  11. 1 garlic bulb
Instructions
  1. Place beets, onion, and peeled eggs in a nonreactive glass or plastic container. Set aside.
  2. In a medium-size nonreactive saucepan, combine sugar, beet juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, bay leaves, cloves, an all the cloves from the garlic bulb. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Immediately pour simmering liquid and spices over beets and eggs. Cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate 48 hours before using. For Easter eggs cook on Ash Wednesday and server on Easter Sunday.
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