Fresh Strawberry Ricotta cake

INGREDIENTS

• Cake flour -1 &1/2 cup (I have used of chocolate flavor, vanilla flavor can also be used)
• Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
• Softened butter - 4 tsp (50 gm)
• Condensed milk - 1/2 tin (100 gm)
• Luke warm milk - 1/2 cup
• Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
• Strawberry pieces or strawberry jam - 4 tbsp

 Ricotta Frosting

• Ricotta cheese - 15 oz
• Whipped cream - 2 cups
• Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
• Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup
• Strawberry slices (quantity as per your choice)

PREPARATION

• Sieve the cake flour and baking powder and keep it aside.
• In wide bowl add softened butter and condensed milk.Mix well.
• To that add flour mixture and using warm like prepare a thick batter.
• Add vanilla essence and strawberry pieces and fold it into the cake batter.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F.Grease the tray or line the tray using parchment paper.
• Pour the batter into it and bake for about 30 minutes.
• Insert the knife into the cake, if knife comes out clean that means cake is done.
• Transfer the cake to the cooling rack and keep it for cooling.
• Lets move for preparation of frosting.
• Blend the ricotta cheese and powdered sugar.
• Then add vanilla essence and whipped cream.
• Do not mix too much.Just folds into it.
• When cake cools up. Spread the frosting on the cake.
• Chill the cake until frosting  firms slightly for about 2 hours
• Then garnish the cake by gently pressing strawberry slices on the cake( If you want you can brush melted strawberry jam all over the strawberry slices)
• Keep the cake chill. It taste delicious.