Lavender Cake with honeyed ricotta is simply a taste of Spring in every bite!
This surprising flavor is sure to delight your guests!
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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:
Step 1: Heat oven to 350∞F. Spray a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan generously with baking spray; set aside.
Step 2: Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
Step 3: Whisk together sugar, orange peel, lavender and pepper in a large mixing bowl until evenly distributed.
Step 4: Add yogurt, eggs and olive oil; continue whisking until smooth.
Step 5: Whisk in vanilla.
Step 6: Add flour mixture and gently whisk in until just combined. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
Step 7: Bake 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Step 8: Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.
Step 9: Whip cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
Step 10: Add honey and continue to whip until stiff.
Step 11: Add ricotta cheese, a dollop at a time, and beat until fluffy.
Step 12: Slice cake. Top slices with honeyed ricotta and sprinkle with lavender.
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!
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
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350∞F. Spray a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan generously with baking spray; set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
- Whisk together sugar, orange peel, lavender and pepper in a large mixing bowl until evenly distributed.
- Add yogurt, eggs and olive oil; continue whisking until smooth.
- Whisk in vanilla.
- Add flour mixture and gently whisk in until just combined. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.
- Whip cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
- Add honey and continue to whip until stiff.
- Add ricotta cheese, a dollop at a time, and beat until fluffy.
- Slice cake. Top slices with honeyed ricotta and sprinkle with lavender.
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I never tried a lavender cake. But it looks delicious! Pinned 🙂
Lavender is such a fun ingredient to experiment with! This cake looks lovely. Did you use dried or fresh lavender in the cake? Thanks!
I love lavender sweets!! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner link up!
Anxious to try this cake, I have the lavender and ricotta that I need to use up. It sounds like a delightful little cake. Thank you for sharing.
Carolyn/A Southerner’s Notebook
Jenny, this cake is GORGEOUS!
The cake looks so gorgeous and moist..perfect for a Sunday dinner! I always like anything that has honey in it? this recipe surely has won me over hence ☺☺ thanks for bringing this to the Fiesta Friday party!
That looks delicious!
And as a side note… I love how you photographed it on a lavendar background. 🙂
I never tried such a think as a lavender cake – but the combination of lavender and orange sounds delicious 🙂
*Maisy
Wow, love this cake. You are my feature at Thursday Favorite Things. Come and get your feature button.
Hugs,
Bev
Your cake really looks good! Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & shared.
Haven’t tried any lavender sweets yet, but this definitely looks yummy! Another great recipe! Thanks for sharing with us at Food Friday! 😀
Congratulations!
Your recipe was featured on Full Plate Thursday and has been pinned to our Full Plate Thursday Features board. Thanks so much for sharing with us and have a great week!
Miz Helen
This looks delicious. Perfect for a brunch. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.
Your Lavender Cake is just beautiful! Hope you have a very special holiday and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
Miz Helen