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:
- Preheat the oven to 190°C, Gas Mark 5.
- 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.
- Press into the bottom of a 23cm spring-form tin and bake for 7–10 minutes until lightly browned. Cool.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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