Name: Fig-Ricotta Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray -; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Baking powder - 2 ½ teaspoons; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Whole-milk ricotta cheese - 1 ½ cups; White sugar - 1 cup; Unsalted butter, softened - ¾ cup; Eggs, at room temperature - 3 large; Almond extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Fresh figs, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces - 4; All-purpose flour - 1 tablespoon; Fresh fig slices - 4; Confectioners' sugar, or as needed (Optional) - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Fig-Ricotta Cake

1. Nonstick cooking spray

2. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

3. Baking powder 2 ½ teaspoons

4. Salt 1 teaspoon

5. Whole-milk ricotta cheese 1 ½ cups

6. White sugar 1 cup

7. Unsalted butter, softened ¾ cup

8. Eggs, at room temperature 3 large

9. Almond extract 1 ½ teaspoons

10. Fresh figs, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces 4

11. All-purpose flour 1 tablespoon

12. Fresh fig slices 4

13. Confectioners' sugar, or as needed (Optional) 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Fig-Ricotta Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2 . Stage

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.

3 . Stage

Beat ricotta cheese, sugar, and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by almond extract. Beat in flour mixture on low speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl until combined; beat batter for about 30 seconds more.

4 . Stage

Place chopped figs into a bowl, sprinkle 1 tablespoon flour over, and stir to coat. Fold figs into the batter. Pour into the prepared loaf pan. Place fig slices on top of the batter, down the center.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes.

6 . Stage

Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Remove from the pan once the cake has cooled, 20 to 30 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar.