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Apple Ricotta Cake
Apple Ricotta Cake is a delicious but simple, not overly sweet, and gluten-free cake. Perfect for breakfast, snacking, or dessert.
Course
Cakes
Cuisine
Italian
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
Total Time
1
hour
hour
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
Calories
380
kcal
Author
Colleen Milne
Ingredients
4
eggs
large
¾
cup
sugar
1
cups
ricotta cheese
whole milk
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
¾
cup
olive oil
¼
teaspoon
salt
2
teaspoon
cinnamon
2
cups
almond meal
or almond flour
1
tablespoon
baking powder
4
apples
4
tablespoon
brown sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350° and prepare a 9" spring form pan by spraying with cooking spray
Slice the apples into thin slices
Combine eggs, sugar, ricotta and vanilla in a large mixing bowl
Stir in oil, salt, and cinnamon
Gradually stir in almond meal and baking powder, mixing until combined
Fold in slices of three of the apples
Spread the batter evenly in the prepared baking pan
Arrange slices of the fourth apple on top of the cake, then sprinkle with brown sugar
Bake in center of oven 60 minutes, or until apple slices are browned, and a butter knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
|
Calories:
380
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
30
g
|
Protein:
8
g
|
Fat:
27
g
|
Saturated Fat:
5
g
|
Cholesterol:
65
mg
|
Sodium:
90
mg
|
Potassium:
213
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
23
g
|
Vitamin A:
203
IU
|
Vitamin C:
3
mg
|
Calcium:
144
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg