Lemon Easter Cake

This Lemon Ricotta Cake features fresh lemon juice, ricotta cheese, almond flour, and olive oil. Super moist, lemony, and delicious!

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Why Make This? • One-layer cakes are just enough cake! • Easy-to-make • Perfect for your Easter table

Ingredients You Need: ricotta cheese, flour, almond flour, sugar, eggs, lemons, vanilla extract, baking powder, and olive oil.

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Butter the sides and bottom of a 9-inch cake pan, and line with parchment paper.

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Whisk together all-purpose flour, almond flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

In another bowl, whisk ricotta cheese, eggs, vanilla extract, lemon juice and zest, and olive oil.

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Add dry ingredients to liquid ingredients and stir until batter comes together.

Pour batter into prepared pan.

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Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until top is golden brown and springy.

The best lemon cake, perfect for Easter!

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