# Torta de ricota y limón

A typical ricotta and lemon cake from southern Italy, with roots in the homemade cuisines of Sicily.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 gr ricotta
- 180 gr sugar
- 2 lemon zest
- 3 eggs
- 100 gr melted butter
- 2 cucharas lemon juice
- 200 gr flour 0000
- 1 cuchara baking powder
- a gusto sliced almonds
- para espolvorear powdered sugar

## Instructions

1. Mix the lemon zest with the sugar and leave for a few minutes.
2. In a bowl, mix the sugar with the ricotta and then incorporate the eggs one at a time and the lemon juice.
3. Melt the butter, mix with a little of the mixture and then add it to the bowl so that the densities are equalized.
4. Add the sifted flour three times.
5. Pour into the buttered mold and cover with some sliced almonds.
6. Take to the oven and when it cools sprinkle with powdered sugar.

## Equipment

- tart mold 20 cm
- oven

## Tips

- The oven must be preheated to 180 degrees.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK4FBDdNtpb/?igsh=MXd6ZWZpbmNldjNhOA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/57add77c-0e5b-4a4a-8466-f9e6320af994
- Extracted: 2025-06-15

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