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glazed ricotta cake on plate topped with a slice of strawberry
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5 from 3 votes

Strawberry Ricotta Cake

When it comes to the perfect, delicious and flavorful yet easy cake recipe this Strawberry Ricotta Cake is high on the list of must make delicious dessert recipes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 540kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 15 oz container ricotta cheese
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 box strawberry cake mix no pudding added
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream

Glaze:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3-4 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 F.
  • Spray a 10" springform pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In large bowl beat together with hand mixer your ricotta, eggs, extracts and oil until combined.
  • Add in your cake mix and beat until just incorporated.
  • Slowly add in heavy cream mixing until blended in.
  • Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 60 minutes or until center is set.
  • Remove from oven and cool in pan for about 5 minutes then remove edges and cool completely.
  • Once cooled make your glaze by mixing your powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk together in bowl.
  • Pour over cooled cake, top with strawberries if desired.
  • Cut and serve.

Notes

  1. We like to use a rimmed springform pan like this one. It prevents any leaking, which the cake usually doesn’t do, but you can always wrap your pan in tinfoil before baking or use just a regular springform pan, which we did with this recipe.
  2. Don't worry if the cake sinks slightly after baking, this is the normal process, it will puff up when in the oven and will deflate slightly once cooled.
  3. Like listed above we have made many different flavors of this Ricotta Cake, switch up your cake mixes to try new flavors.
  4. If you want a real strong flavor of strawberry, replace 1 tsp of the vanilla extract with 1 tsp of strawberry extract.
  5. Let cake cool completely before glazing, if the cake is too warm the glaze will melt off.

Nutrition

Calories: 540kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 364mg | Potassium: 91mg | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 567IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 201mg | Iron: 1mg