Ricotta Orange Pound Cake with Strawberries

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The cake was sooooo moist. It was succulent and the strawberries complinemented the cake in a delectable fashion. I used lemon instead of orange. It cut the ricottaesque sweetness better.

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I made this cake yesterday for dessert. The flavor and texture was great but it was not a pretty cake. Like many others i had a problem with overflow. I also had to tent it with foil otherwise the top would have been black. I plan to make it again but not for a dinner party.

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The flavor and consistency of this recipe is spot on. My only complaint is that I cooked it for five minutes longer and it was still mushy in the center. Make sure that your cake is completely finished before you pull it out.

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This cake is sooooo good. Very moist! To avoid overflow problems I used a large round bundt pan. The cake came out decorative and delicious. Everyone at my family gathering loved it including my picky father and VERY picky 2 and half year old nephew. You will NOT be dissapointed. (I did use a little less zest for my own taste.

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I tried this recipe because my fiance loves lemon pound cake. I replaced Amaretto with fresh lemon juice & doubled the amount of zest that it called for-everything else was as Giada prescribed. This cake was moist & delicious with a wonderfu tart taste!
I did have to cook it for almost 15 minutes longer than she called for. It came out moist & wonderful! It was a hit with everyone!
I love Giada's recipes-they are simple & easy to replicate.

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This cake is, as some have said, basically a pound cake but quite moist for a pound cake. I froze part of mine and it still tasted great (I recommend thawing in refrigerator but as with most cakes, bring to room temperature before serving for maximum flavor. I am not sure why so many are having overflow problems. Just to be sure of no mistakes, I measured a couple of my loaf pans and they were 4.5 x 8.5 so I purchased one that was 5 x 9 and it worked beautifully. However, the cake did completely fill the pan so you may want to be sure your pan is 5 x 9. As one viewer said, I think it is fine to take out of oven when just a very small amount still adheres to toothpick to ensure the most moist cake.

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I made this today and it was perfect and did not overflow. Very moist
did not have amaretto so skipped that and used a table spoon of orange zest instead. Would try it again and share with family members

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Does Giada clean your oven after you make this horrible cake?
While pouring into my loaf pan I commented to my husband, "I think this should be baked in a bigger pan or even two pans. But, Giada said, "Bake in a loaf pan."
So I listened to her instead of my voice of experience. Now, I have to spend the rest of the evening cleaning my oven. And oh, the cake was just awful.
My husband said it should be called the $800 cake.......cuz that's what it will cost to buy a new stove.

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This cake was incredible! Taste was great, the orange zest & amaretto really makes the flavour. IWith my berried, I poured sugar and Amaretto with them, makes all the difference. I was very disappointed with how I followed the receipe to the tee and tested it upon bake time....it ended up raw in the middle. I was really not happy with the cake at that point, but I cut around it and used what I could. Other than that, the cake was amazing. I will try it again, hopefully it will turn out better next time. Got lots of positive feedback on it. Thanks

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This cake is so simple to make and it's absolutely delicious. Granted it is just a "pound cake" this recipe is really just fantastic! There are so many ways you can serve this, but I thought the strawberry combination was excellent, it's a perfect complement to the cake and makes the dish light and fresh!

As some other reviewers, I did use 1 tsp of almond extract because I didn't have Amaretto and it worked out just fine (and I do think the almond/orange flavors is really what gives this cake a kick, so don't skip out on them!. I also did have to bake the cake about 7-10 min longer (I guess this does vary by oven, but it still turned out perfectly nice in the end.

Definitely a keeper!