Lemon and Lychee Ricotta Pound Cake

Lemon and Lychee Ricotta Pound Cake

 

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup J. Olive Co. Lemon Olive Oil
  • 3 Tbsp. J. Olive CO. Lychee Balsamic
  • 1 ½ cups ricotta
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp kosher or sea salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan with butter or non-stick spray. Dust the pan with a thin coat of all-purpose flower
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, and lychee balsamic until blended. Add the ricotta and whisk until blended.
  3. Add lemon olive oil slowly to this mixture, whisking as your pour.
  4. In a small separate bowl, mix flour, salt, and baking powder together. Add the flour mixture to the ricotta mixture and use a spatula to incorporate until it is no longer visible.
  5. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake (50-60 minutes) until a toothpick comes out clean and the cake pulls away from the pan. Let the cake cool completely in the pan, then turn out on a rack.