Torta Di Limone E Ricotta

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 cup butter
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup ricotta cheese
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 grease a 9 inch round cake or springform pan. line the bottom with parchment or waxed paper. grease the paper. dust with flour. set aside. preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream the butter and sugar together until smooth. beat in the ricotta.
• 3 beat in the egg yolks, one at a time. ass 2 tbl of the flour, and the lemon zest and juice. sift the baking powder into the ramaining flour and beat into the batter until well blended only.
• 4 beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. fold them carefully into the batter.
• 5 turn the mixture into the prepared cake pan. bake for 45 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a rack to cool. dust the cake generously with confectioner's sugar before serving.