A blueberry coffee cake with ricotta cheese topping that's reminiscent of cheesecake. This recipe was in my maternal grandmother's collection. Its origin is unknown.
Prep
21 min
Cook
24 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
0.75 cups white sugar
1.25 teaspoons baking powder
0.33 cups milk
0.25 cups shortening
1 egg
0.5 teaspoons lemon extract
1.5 cups blueberries
2 eggs
, beaten
1.25 cups ricotta cheese
0.33 cups white sugar
0.25 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
2
In a large bowl, stir together flour, 3/4 cup sugar, and baking powder. Add milk, shortening, 1 egg, and lemon extract; beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute, then beat on medium speed for 1 more minute. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan; sprinkle with blueberries.
3
In a medium bowl, stir together 2 beaten eggs, ricotta cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, and vanilla until well combined. Spoon over blueberries and spread evenly.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares to serve.
Nutrition per serving
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