Blueberry Ricotta Pudding Cake. – Half Baked Harvest

Blueberry Ricotta Pudding Cake: A fluffy, ethereal cake batter made with butter, lemon, creamy ricotta cheese, and vanilla, swirled with candy blueberries and baked into an virtually pudding-like texture. This blueberry pudding cake is further particular due to ribbons of blueberry jam and whipped egg whites that create its distinctive, melt-in-your-mouth really feel. It’s gentle, scrumptious, and just a bit surprising. Prime with flaked sea salt and loads of whipped cream for the proper anytime deal with!

After I first determined to bake this cake, I actually thought—this might both be superb…or an entire catastrophe.

I used to be attempting to mix a number of totally different cake concepts into one. And with baking, you simply by no means know till you pull it out of the oven! I had this imaginative and prescient of a fluffy, smooth cake with a barely pudding-like heart—gentle, tender, and stuffed with juicy blueberries.

I’ll admit, I used to be slightly nervous. However to my shock (and complete pleasure!), the very first model turned out excellent! It was fairly, scrumptious, and truly not too difficult to make.

The inspiration for this recipe got here from my mother. She loves something with a creamy, pudding-like texture, so the minute she heard what I used to be dreaming up, she insisted I needed to make it.

And actually, I feel this could make the proper Mom’s Day cake. A little bit extra particular than your typical blueberry cake, however nonetheless easy and so, so good!

Let me inform you the small print

• salted butter
• granulated sugar
• lemon zest
• complete milk ricotta cheese – or you should utilize bitter cream too
• eggs – you should definitely separate the whites from the yolks
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• contemporary or frozen blueberries – if utilizing frozen blueberries, don’t thaw
• blueberry jam
• a lot whipped cream

Components for the glaze

• lemon juice
• powdered sugar
• course sugar
• flaked or coarse salt

Particular Instruments

It’s useful to have an electrical mixer. I take advantage of a hand mixer to make the batter, then a stand mixer to whip the egg whites. However you possibly can actually use one or the opposite for each. You’ll additionally want a mixing bowl, 9-inch cake pan or springform, and a spatula.

Steps

Step 1: make the batter

In a bowl, beat the butter with the sugar and lemon zest till it’s nicely whipped. Now add in 3 egg yolks, the ricotta cheese, and vanilla. Subsequent, add the dry components, then combine within the milk.

Get the batter as clean as potential to make mixing within the egg whites simple.

Step 2: whip the egg whites

Utilizing a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites till smooth peaks type. This may take round 3 minutes.

Now, gently and slowly use a spatula to combine the whipped whites into the batter. The whipped eggs will assist create a pudding-like heart to the cake.

Step 3: the blueberries and the swirl

Earlier than mixing the blueberries into the batter, I wish to toss them with a small quantity of flour. This prevents the berries from sinking to the underside of the cake because it bakes.

Now combine the berries into the batter.

Lastly, swirl the highest with blueberry jam. The additional jam will make the cake actually fairly. Don’t skip!

Step 4: baking

Now it’s time to bake. This may take about 50 to 60 minutes. The extra you bake the cake, the much less pudding-like the middle will probably be. I bake mine for 55 minutes and tent the cake with foil at half-hour to stop the highest from browning an excessive amount of.

Step 5: the glaze

It is a very very gentle glaze. Simply lemon juice, slightly powdered sugar, coarse sugar, and the flaked salt.

Pour the glaze over the nice and cozy cake. Let set for a couple of minutes.

Step 6: serving with a lot whipped cream

I like to slice the cake whereas it’s nonetheless heat and dollop it with frivolously whipped vanilla cream. I take advantage of A LOT of whipped cream. It’s our favourite!

Vanilla ice cream could be yummy too, however we desire whipped cream for this cake!

Make Forward

For those who’d like to organize the cake a number of days prematurely, it shops very well. Simply you should definitely preserve it coated and in a cool place (with no whipped cream on prime). Making this the proper make-ahead cake for brunch or dessert!

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Lastly, if you happen to make this Blueberry Ricotta Pudding Cake, you should definitely go away a remark and/or give this recipe a score! Above all, I really like to listen to from you guys and all the time do my finest to answer every remark. And naturally, if you happen to do make this recipe, don’t overlook to tag me on Instagram! Wanting via the photographs of recipes you all have made is my favourite!