Ricotta Orange Pound Cake with Strawberries

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis, 2007

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Italian Supper Club

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (117)

Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, room temperature, plus more to grease the baking pan
1 1/2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 orange, zested
2 tablespoons Amaretto
Powdered sugar, for dusting
1 pint strawberries, hulled and quartered or 3 oranges, cut into supremes

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan with butter. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir to combine.

Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, ricotta, and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. With the machine running, add the eggs 1 at a time. Add the vanilla, orange zest, and Amaretto until combined. Add the dry ingredients, a small amount at a time, until just incorporated. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean and the cake is beginning to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 45 to 50 minutes. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Using a mesh sieve, dust the cooled cake with powdered sugar.

Meanwhile, place the strawberries (or orange supremes) in a small bowl with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar. Let sit until the juices have pooled around the strawberries.

To serve, slice the cake and serve with a spoonful of strawberries and their juices over the top of the cake.

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Comments & Reviews

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Rini Houston, TX 11-02-2009
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Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was like the best pound cake ever!!! i love this recipe soon as i saw it on foodnetwork. I made it and it's so easy to... make! my husband loves it to!! thank you Giada! Read more
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Kim Superior, CO 10-28-2009
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Disappointed
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

usually i have success with Giada's recipes but this pound cake cooked too quickly on the sides, was hard to remove from the... pan, and had nothing exciting as far as taste goes. Bummer. Nothing exciting about this recipe.Read more
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Katie Saint Paul, MN 10-20-2009
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Response to Suky
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Hey Suky, lots of thigs can go wrong when baking even when the recipe is followed! It can be very frustrating! My suspicion... is that you did not use cake flour, when I first started baking I had no idea there was a difference between regular flour and cake flour. There is a big difference though and it's possible the cake wouldn't cook fast enough or rise correctly if regular flour was used. Not sure if that's the case but good luck if you try this again! Read more
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null null, null 10-20-2009
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most delicious moist cake ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am this cake for a work birthday everyone just loved it. I loved the fact it is so easy but has such great flavor!
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Dianna Corning, CA 10-15-2009
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

One of the best desserts I have ever made! Tasted great and was perfectly moist. Follow the directions as posted, but... definately cook longer. It took mine at least 1 hour and 5-10 min. But was well worth it! I also think it was better without the strawberries. This recipe is GREAT! And so simple. :) Read more
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Suky San Jose, CA 10-14-2009
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Not sure what went wrong...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Ok, so I followed the recepie to the T. Well, except that I sub'd sugar for splenda. Could that been the problem? ... Esentially, the cake taste decent but its not fully cooked and I baked it for almost an hour! What did cook tasts great! OH, and to top it off the cake deflated a bit.... LOL! If anyone has any comments or suggestions please let me know. I want to try this recepie again since it seems to be such a hit with everyone. HELP! Charly.Read more