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Recipe Card
ingredients
- Nonstick spray, as needed
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup BelGioioso Ricotta con Latte®
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup frozen cranberries
For the Mascarpone Whipped Cream:
ingredients
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup BelGioioso Mascarpone cheese
- Orange, slices, for garnish
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 325 ̊F and line the bottom of an 8-inch cake pan with parchment paper and spray the sides with nonstick spray. Add olive oil, sugar, orange zest and orange juice to a large bowl. Whisk until smooth.
Step 2
Add eggs one at a time, whisking until incorporated. Add BelGioioso Ricotta con Latte® and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
Step 3
In a separate medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt.
Step 4
Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold them together until no streaks of flour remain. Add cranberries and stir to incorporate.
Step 5
Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing into an even layer Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Step 6
Let cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then run a knife around the edge to loosen the cake from the pan.
Step 7
Invert the cake and let cool to room temperature.
Step 8
While the cake cools, make the mascarpone whipped cream. Add cream and sugar to a medium bowl and whip to soft peaks, then whisk in BelGioioso Mascarpone cheese.
Step 9
Top cooled cake with whipped mascarpone and orange slices and enjoy.