Louisa's Cake

🥘 Ingredients

• apple (should yield about 1 cup, peeled and grated)
  1
• baking powder
  1 tablespoon
• butter (unsalted, at room temperature)
  9 tablespoons
• confectioners' sugar for serving
• eggs (large)
  3
• flour (all-purpose)
  1 1/4 cups
• lemon (zest of 1)
• ricotta (fresh)
  1 cup
• salt
  1 pinch
• sugar (plus 2 tablespoons)
  1 cup

🍳 Cookware

• springform pan
• pan
• wire rack

1. 1

   Gather confectioners' sugar for serving .

   confectioners' sugar for serving
2. 2

   Heat the oven to 400° F. butter and flour a 9- or 10-inch springform pan .

   butter: 9 tablespoons (unsalted, at room temperature), flour: 1 1/4 cups (all-purpose)
3. 3

   Cream the butter and sugar in a standing mixer until light and fluffy.

   sugar: 1 cup (plus 2 tablespoons)
4. 4

   On the lowest speed, add the eggs one at a time.

   eggs: 3 (large)
5. 5

   Slowly add the flour, salt , ricotta , lemon zest, baking powder , and apple .

   salt: 1 pinch, ricotta: 1 cup (fresh), lemon (zest of 1), baking powder: 1 tablespoon, apple: 1 (should yield about 1 cup, peeled and grated)
6. 6

   Scrape the batter into the prepared pan , smooth the top and bake for ⏱️ 25-30 minutes , until the cake is golden brown and the sides start to pull away from the pan.
7. 7

   Cool in the pan on a wire rack for ⏱️ 10 minutes . Turn the cake out of the pan and cool completely on the rack. Sift confectioners' sugar over the top or serve with your favorite seasonal fruit.