Fig-Ricotta Cake

Name: Fig-Ricotta Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: nonstick cooking spray nonstick cooking spray; 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon salt; 1 ½ cups whole-milk ricotta cheese 1 ½ cups whole-milk ricotta cheese; 1 cup white sugar 1 cup white sugar; ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened; 3 large eggs, at room temperature 3 large eggs, at room temperature; 1 ½ teaspoons almond extract 1 ½ teaspoons almond extract; 4 fresh figs, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces 4 fresh figs, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 4 fresh fig slices 4 fresh fig slices; 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar, or as needed (Optional) 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar, or as needed (optional)

Prep: 20 minsCook: 45 mins

Prep

20 mins

Cook

45 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Hard

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Servings:

nonstick cooking spraynonstick cooking spray
11 ½ cups all-purpose flour
22 ½ teaspoons baking powder
11 teaspoon salt
11 ½ cups whole-milk ricotta cheese
11 cup white sugar
¾ cup unsalted butter, softened¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
33 large eggs, at room temperature
11 ½ teaspoons almond extract
44 fresh figs, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
11 tablespoon all-purpose flour
44 fresh fig slices
11 teaspoon confectioners' sugar, or as needed (optional)

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
3
Beat ricotta cheese, sugar, and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by almond extract. Beat in flour mixture on low speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl until combined; beat batter for about 30 seconds more.
4
Place chopped figs into a bowl, sprinkle 1 tablespoon flour over, and stir to coat. Fold figs into the batter. Pour into the prepared loaf pan. Place fig slices on top of the batter, down the center.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes.
6
Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Remove from the pan once the cake has cooled, 20 to 30 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

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