Dessert

Giada's Ricotta Orange Pound Cake is for Dessert.

Giada's Ricotta Orange Pound Cake takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Giada's Ricotta Orange Pound Cake takes 45 minutes to cook.

Giada's Ricotta Orange Pound Cake makes 14 servings.

The ingredients for Giada's Ricotta Orange Pound Cake are:

1 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
1 c butter, room temperature
1 c whole milk ricotta cheese
1 1/4 c sugar
3 eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 orange, zested
2 tbsp Amaretto

powdered sugar, for dusting

Here is how you make Giada's Ricotta Orange Pound Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.In another medium bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, ricotta and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing in well. Add vanilla, orange zest, and Amaretto until well combined. Add dry ingredients, a little at a time, until just incorporated. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean and cake is beginning to pull away from sides of pan, about 45-50 minutes. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar.Cake can be served as is, or with fresh fruit for topping. Number of Servings: 14Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CALEKU.

The nutritional information for Giada's Ricotta Orange Pound Cake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 14
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 289.7

• Total Fat: 16.6 g
• Cholesterol: 90.0 mg
• Sodium: 283.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 30.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
• Protein: 4.8 g