Ingredients
- 4 large lemons or 8 key limes – clean
- 1 stick unsalted butter – softened
- 1 3/4 C AP flour
- 1 2/3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 C sugar
- 2 whole eggs plus 1 yolk
- 1 C whole milk ricotta cheese
Step by Step
- Grate and juice citrus of choice
- Butter 9x5x3 loaf pan
- Preheat oven to 350ยบ
- Sift together flour, baking powder and salt
- Drop butter into bowl of stand mixer and beat until fluffy
- Beat in ricotta, zest and juice
- Add flour 1/3 at a time and mix to incorporate
- Scrape batter into prepared pan
- Bake until golden brown and toothpick comes out nearly clean (50-60 minutes)
- While cake cools, make the glaze
- Pour 1/2 C sugar into sauce pan and ad 1/4 C juice
- Simmer until sugar dissolves and sauce thickens (3-5 minutes)
- Remove cake from pan and brush with glaze while loaf is still warm
