One-Bowl Lemon Ricotta Cupcakes

Ashley Manila

Soft and incredibly flavorful Lemon Ricotta Cupcakes are topped with Lemon Ricotta Frosting.

4.84 from 6 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Servings 1 dozen cupcakes

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cups cake flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 sticks (4 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
1/4 cup whole milk
1 and 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh or 100% juice not from concentrate)

Lemon Ricotta Frosting

1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
2 to 3 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
3 tablespoons whole milk ricotta cheese
1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh or 100% juice not from concentrate)
1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)

Instructions

For the cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line or grease cupcake tin and set aside.
Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the softened butter and vanilla, mix until the batter resembles a course meal. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well with each new addition. Add ricotta, milk, and lemon juice and mix until combined.
Spoon prepared batter into cupcake cups (filling about 1/2 way each) and bake for 16-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcakes comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs attached. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.

For the Lemon Ricotta Frosting:

In a stand mixer or large bowl using an electric handheld mixer, beat the butter and confectioners sugar together until smooth. With the mixer speed on low, add in a 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar at a time, beating until it's to your desired sweetness and texture. Slowly mix in ricotta cheese, then quickly add in lemon juice and zest. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 2 minutes. Refrigerate frosting for 10 minutes then frost cooled cupcakes.

Notes

Keep cupcakes stored in the refrigerator until needed. I recommend bringing the cupcakes to room temperature before serving. To do this, simply remove cupcakes from the fridge 30-45 minutes prior to serving.

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Recipe by Ashley Manila at Baker by Nature: https://flow-hatch.live/one-bowl-lemon-ricotta-cupcakes/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-38092":{"type":"food","name":"One-Bowl Lemon Ricotta Cupcakes","slug":"wprm-one-bowl-lemon-ricotta-cupcakes","image_url":"https:\/\/bakerbynature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lemonricotta1-1-of-1.jpg","rating":{"count":6,"total":29,"average":4.84,"type":{"comment":6,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"and 1\/2 cups cake flour","notes":"","id":2342,"type":"ingredient","uid":0,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"granulated sugar","notes":"","id":989,"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","name":"lemon zest","notes":"","id":1436,"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","unitParsed":"teaspoons"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","name":"baking powder","notes":"","id":957,"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","unitParsed":"teaspoons"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","name":"salt","notes":"","id":903,"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"sticks (4 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft","notes":"","id":4342,"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tablespoon","name":"vanilla","notes":"","id":1077,"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tablespoon","unitParsed":"tablespoon"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"","name":"large eggs, at room temperature","notes":"","id":925,"type":"ingredient","uid":7,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"whole milk ricotta cheese","notes":"","id":2585,"type":"ingredient","uid":8,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","name":"whole milk","notes":"","id":1012,"type":"ingredient","uid":9,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"and 1\/2 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh or 100% juice not from concentrate)","notes":"","id":4343,"type":"ingredient","uid":10,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft","notes":"","id":3628,"type":"ingredient","uid":12,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"2 to 3","unit":"cups","name":"confectioners sugar, sifted","notes":"","id":1038,"type":"ingredient","uid":13,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2 to 3","unit":"cups","unitParsed":"cups"}}},{"amount":"3","unit":"tablespoons","name":"whole milk ricotta cheese","notes":"","id":2585,"type":"ingredient","uid":14,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","name":"lemon juice (fresh or 100% juice not from concentrate)","notes":"","id":4345,"type":"ingredient","uid":15,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","unitParsed":"tablespoon"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"lemon zest (optional)","notes":"","id":1903,"type":"ingredient","uid":16,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}}],"originalServings":"1","originalServingsParsed":1,"currentServings":"1","currentServingsParsed":1,"currentServingsFormatted":"1","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"favorite":false,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}