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Lemon Ricotta Cake

Lemon Ricotta Cake

Recipe serves 10 people:

  • 125g digestive biscuits, crushed
  • 50g brown sugar
  • 1 tsp of cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp of melted butter
  • 3 egg whites
  • 500g ricotta cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • 75g icing sugar
  • 150g low-fat natural yoghurt
  • grated zest and juice of ½ lemon
  • 2 tbsp of plain flour
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 150g low-fat fromage frais
  • 300g mixed berries

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C, Gas Mark 5.
  2. Mix the crushed biscuits with the sugar, cinnamon and melted butter. In a separate bowl, whisk 1 egg white until frothy and fold into the biscuit mixture.
  3. Press into the bottom of a 23cm spring-form tin and bake for 7–10 minutes until lightly browned. Cool.
  4. Put the ricotta and whole eggs in a bowl and then blend until smooth. Add the icing sugar, yoghurt, lemon zest and juice, flour and vanilla extract.
  5. In a separate bowl, beat the remaining egg whites until they form peaks, and then fold into the cheese mixture. Spread over the biscuit base and bake for 50–55 minutes.
  6. Run a knife around the edge of the cake to loosen. Cool. Remove the tin's sides, cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
  7. Serve cut into slices with fromage frais and fresh berries, dusted with icing sugar.

Each serving

  • Calories
  • 275
  • 14%
  • Sugar
  • 19g
  • 21%
  • Fat
  • 10g
  • 14%
  • Saturate
  • 6g
  • 28%
  • Salt
  • 0.5g
  • 8%

of your guideline daily amount

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