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18. March 2020

Ricotta polenta cake with lemon and rosemary

Ricotta polenta cake with lemon and rosemary
Ricotta polenta cake with lemon and rosemary
Recipe serves 10
Preparation time: 45min

150g soft butter
120g honey
zest of 3 lemons

6 egg yolks
400g ricotta
200g ground almonds
180g polenta

2 table spoons of rosemary, chopped
1 pinch of salt

6 egg whites
110g sugar

50g almonds, chopped

100g sugar
juice of 2 lemons
40g water
1 table spoon vanilla paste
3 twigs of rosemary

Preheat oven to 150°C (circulating air).
Butter springform pan and line with baking paper.

In a bowl mix butter, honey and lemon zest until fluffy. Add egg yolk one after the other. Add ricotta, almonds, polenta, rosemary and salt one after the other.

In a bowl mix egg whites with sugar until fluffy. Add to the ricotta mixture.

Pour into the springform pan and smooth out. Sprinkle with chopped almonds. Bake 60 minutes.

In a small pan bring sugar, lemon juice, water, vanilla paste and rosemary to boil.

Take cake out of the oven. With a brush drizzle syrup over the cake and let cool down.