Lemon ricotta cake


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Preparation Time:
20 Min
Serves:
8
Difficulty:
Moderate
Cost:
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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:



----------------------------CAKE---------------------------------
16 oz Low fat ricotta cheese
8 oz Cream cheese *
3/4 c Granulated sugar
4 lg Eggs - separated
3 tb Triple Sec Liqueur
2 md Grated rind from lemons
1/4 c Flour
1/2 ts Nutmeg

---------------------------GLAZE--------------------------------
1/2 c Fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 c Granulated sugar
12 sl Thin slices of whole lemon
Seeds removed
1/4 c Water

* low fat or even nonfat cream cheese can be successfully substituted
in this recipe.

Preheat oven to 325. Butter and flour a 10 inch springform pan

For the cake cream together the ricotta cheese, cream cheese and
granulated sugar. Separate the yolks from the whites of the eggs.
Beat the yolks into the cheese mixture. Scrape down bowl and add the
liqueur and lemon rind, beating well to mix. Fold in the flour and
nutmeg. In a clean bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff - then fold
into the batter.

Gently pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in preheated
325 oven for about 60 minutes or until the center is firm.

Prepare the glaze while the cake bakes. Combine the lemon juice and
the sugar with the water in small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a
boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Add the lemon slices and simmer for
five minutes. Remove the lemon slices to waxed paper to cool. Set the
glaze aside.

Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool. When cool, release the
sides of the springform pan. When ready to serve, place the cake on a
large serving platter and drizzle with several tablespoons of the
glaze being sure to get the edges. Decorate the with the candied
lemon slices.

Serve cold or at room temperature

Washington Post 2/7/96

== Courtesy of Dale Gail Shipp, Columbia Md. ==

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