The soft cake with Lotus cream is a uniquely spiced, butter-free dessert. The ricotta in the batter gives it a particularly tender texture. The Lotus cookie spread is added in spoonfuls directly onto the surface of the cake (as with the Nua cake) before baking. Lotus spread is readily available in supermarkets or online. It has a spiced flavor—think cinnamon with sweet caramelized biscuit notes. If you love this delight, try it and be surprised by this delicious recipe! Below, let’s see how to prepare our soft cake with Lotus cream in a few simple steps:
Other recipes with Lotus Biscoff:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6 Servings
- Cooking methods: Oven
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp neutral oil (seed oil)
- 3/4 cup ricotta
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (00)
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- one sachet of baking powder
- as needed Lotus cookie spread
- as needed Lotus cookies
- as needed powdered sugar
Steps
Beat the eggs with the sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon and the oil slowly drizzled in, until you obtain a light, frothy mixture.
Drain the ricotta and pass it through a fine sieve to make it smoother and creamier, then add it to the egg mixture.
Finally, fold in the sifted flour together with the cornstarch and the baking powder, mixing well to avoid any lumps.
Pour the batter into a 9.5-inch (24 cm) cake pan, previously greased and floured or lined with parchment paper.
Level with a spatula and add spoonfuls of the Lotus spread directly onto the surface of the cake.
Transfer to a preheated oven at 356°F and bake for about 30–35 minutes, performing the classic toothpick test.
Remove from the oven, let cool completely and transfer to a serving platter. Before serving, decorate the cake as desired with powdered sugar, extra spread and coarsely crushed Lotus cookies.
Bon appétit and… see you next recipe!
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