Cut a sliver for breakfast, for an afternoon treat or for a light dessert—this lemon ricotta cake is perfect at any time. Our ...

while ricotta cheese, crème fraîche and plenty of fresh lemon zest make these cupcakes incredibly moist and fluffy. Find this recipe and others in Food & Wine's lemon cake guide.

Micro-plane the zest of 1 lemon, and add it to a cup of ricotta. Add lemon juice to taste, plus sugar, a pinch of salt, and one grind of black pepper. Refrigerate. Shortbread: Place the butter and ...

This cake is a version of a baked cheesecake. Use the best quality ricotta you can find. If your ricotta is quite wet it would pay to drain it through a muslin-lined sieve for a few hours.