Lavender Cake with Honeyed Ricotta

Lavender Cake with honeyed ricotta is simply a taste of Spring in every bite! This surprising flavor is sure to delight your guests!

Lavender Cake

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Ingredients:

• Pillsbury Baking Spray with Flour
• 1 3/4 cups Pillsbury BEST All Purpose Flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon finely grated orange peel
• 1 tablespoon culinary lavender, crushed, plus additional 1 to 2 tablespoons for garnish
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2/3 cup plain yogurt
• 3 large eggs
• 2/3 cup Crisco Pure Olive Oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3/4 cup ricotta cheese, at room temperature

Lavender Cake Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350∞F. Spray a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan generously with baking spray; set aside.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
3. Whisk together sugar, orange peel, lavender and pepper in a large mixing bowl until evenly distributed.
4. Add yogurt, eggs and olive oil; continue whisking until smooth.
5. Whisk in vanilla.
6. Add flour mixture and gently whisk in until just combined. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
7. Bake 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.
9. Whip cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
10. Add honey and continue to whip until stiff.
11. Add ricotta cheese, a dollop at a time, and beat until fluffy.
12. Slice cake. Top slices with honeyed ricotta and sprinkle with lavender.

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Lavender Cake with Honeyed Ricotta

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

55 mins

Total time

1 hour 15 mins

 

Lavender Cake with honeyed ricotta is simply a taste of Spring in every bite! This surprising flavor is sure to delight your guests!

Author: The Jenny Evolution

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• Pillsbury Baking Spray with Flour
• 1¾ cups Pillsbury BEST All Purpose Flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon finely grated orange peel
• 1 tablespoon culinary lavender, crushed, plus additional 1 to 2 tablespoons for garnish
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ⅔ cup plain yogurt
• 3 large eggs
• ⅔ cup Crisco Pure Olive Oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons honey
• ¾ cup ricotta cheese, at room temperature

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350∞F. Spray a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan generously with baking spray; set aside.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
3. Whisk together sugar, orange peel, lavender and pepper in a large mixing bowl until evenly distributed.
4. Add yogurt, eggs and olive oil; continue whisking until smooth.
5. Whisk in vanilla.
6. Add flour mixture and gently whisk in until just combined. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
7. Bake 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.
9. Whip cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
10. Add honey and continue to whip until stiff.
11. Add ricotta cheese, a dollop at a time, and beat until fluffy.
12. Slice cake. Top slices with honeyed ricotta and sprinkle with lavender.

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