Lemon Ricotta Cake With Blueberry Glaze

If you're looking for an easy lemon ricotta bundt cake recipe, you are in the right place, and has really become a favorite cake of mine! This moist cake has a lighter texture than a pound cake (which can be a rather dense cake) and is made with just a handful of ingredients.

Because it's baked in a bundt pan, the entire cake turns a nice golden brown color with a lightly caramelized exterior to hold in that rich lemon flavor!

This is a great cake for you if you love lemon desserts, and also has the best texture and nice open crumb. The cake is topped with a fresh fruit blueberry glaze, which can be naturally colored to your choice of purple!

This recipe is also great paired with a light and bright lemon curd to really bring home that lemon flavor.

Make this cake a day in advance, then dress it with the blueberry icing when you're ready to serve. This would be a hit for any dinner parties you may have planned!

This delicious lemon ricotta cake is made with incredibly basic ingredients.

• Dry ingredients. All-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt.
• Wet ingredients. Granulated sugar, large eggs, vegetable oil, butter (melted).
• Whole milk ricotta cheese. If it is particularly runny, be sure to drain any excess liquid.
• Vanilla extract.
• Fresh lemons. Fresh lemon zest and fresh lemon juice - about four large lemons.
• Blueberries. Fresh berries or frozen berries can be used for the blueberry glaze.
• Powdered sugar. For the blueberry glaze (also known as confectioners sugar or icing sugar).

See recipe card for quantities.

• Stand mixer or electric hand mixer.
• Bundt pan. Because this recipe doesn't use a springform pan, you also won't need parchment paper.
• Food processor or Microplane. For the lemon zest and lemon sugar.
• Fine-mesh sieve. To strain the blueberry juice for the blueberry glaze.

While this easy ricotta cake uses simple ingredients, there are a few substitutions that can be made. In place of the full-fat ricotta, you could use sour cream, buttermilk, or greek yogurt (all full-fat).

For the blueberry glaze, rather than using all milk, cream or water, you could use lemon juice or limoncello in place (or in addition to).

If you'd like to pair this moist lemon ricotta cake with a fresh blueberry sauce, you can cook down one extra cup of blueberries with two tablespoons of sugar until the blueberries break down and the juices released become slightly thick.

Additional flavor variations:

• orange instead of lemon
• almond (use almond extract)

Step 1: Combine the lemon zest and sugar then add it to whipped eggs.

Step 2: Add the wet ingredients and ricotta cheese and mix to combine.

Hot tip! Be sure all dairy ingredients (eggs, ricotta, milk) are at room temperature for a smooth batter and an even bake.

Step 3: Alternate adding the flour mixture, milk, and rest of the flour mixture until combined.

Step 4: Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake until set. Cool for 20 minutes, then turn out the cake onto a platter to finish cooling.

Hot tip! Grease the bundt pan, then sprinkle in flour. Use your hands to tap the flour the whole way around the pan, then discard any extra flour left over.

Cook down the blueberries until juices release, then pass the juice through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl. Once cool, add it to powdered sugar and drizzle in a bit of heavy cream, milk, or water until a thick but pourable consistency forms.

Check out my Easy Blueberry Glaze for Desserts post for details on how to adjust the color to your preference!

Once the cake is fully cool, pour the glaze over the top so it falls over the sides.

• Be sure the eggs, ricotta cheese, and milk are at room temperature for best results.
• Only mix the batter until the final round of flour is incorporated. Over-mixing can lead to a tough cake.
• Test a drizzle of blueberry glaze on an overturned cup to see how it falls. Adjust the powdered sugar to thicken or liquid to thin the glaze.

This could be for a few reasons. First, it was over-baked, second, too much flour was added. It's best to weigh your flour, but if you don't have a digital scale, be sure to fluff and spoon the flour into your measuring cup. Watch this video for correct flour measuring tips!

If your glaze is too thin and runny, that just means that slightly too much liquid has been added. Simply add more powdered sugar a bit at a time (stirring in between each addition) until the glaze thickens to a slow, pourable consistency.

If you didn't grease and flour your pan, this is likely culprit number one. If you did grease and flour, does your pan have scratches? Scratches on non-stick surfaces can also cause cakes to not release properly.

The best way to do this is to place a serving platter slightly larger than the pan on top of the bundt pan opening. Using two hands to hold both the pan and platter, quickly turn the pan so it becomes upside down on top of the platter. Tap on the top and sides of the pan a few times, then gently lift straight up.

This cake can be stored a room temperature for one day, then in the fridge for an additional three days. Be sure to store the cake with plastic wrap or in an airtight container. Any uncovered pieces can dry out the cake considerably.

The cake or slices of cake can also be tightly wrapped in plastic wrap, placed in a tiptop bag and frozen for two months. Unwrap completely and thaw at room temperature.

Add the glaze once the cake is thawed. I do not suggest freezing the cake with the blueberry glaze already on top.

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