Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 small orange, zested and juiced
- 1 small sweet lime, zested and juiced
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup ricotta
- 1 cup flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
For the Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- In a large bowl, whisk together oil, sugar, orange zest and sweet lime zest.
- Add eggs one at a time and whisk together until well incorporated. Add ricotta and 3 tbsp of orange juice and 1 tbsp sweet lime juice. Whisk well.
- Add flour, baking powder and salt. Give it a quick whisk and pour in a parchment lined 9 inch cake pan.
- Bake for 25 – 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out nice and clean. Cool until cold.
- While the cake is cooling, make the glaze. In a small bowl add the powdered sugar. Add the lemon juice 1 tsp at a time and mix well. You want a thick glaze. You might have to add more lemon juice depending on the brand of powdered sugar you have. Make sure to whisk/mix well so you don’t have any lumps. Drizzle the glaze on top of the cake and top with a a little lemon zest. Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe adapted from Foodologie
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
