Cake on Monday is a necessity.

Oh yes.

And this is a cross between cake, pound-cake, and muffins. It's studded with raspberries and vanilla beans, and silky smooth from the ricotta cheese. Why don't I put ricotta in baked goods more often? It not only adds moisture but also helps keep the texture nice + light. Using almond flour instead of almond meal helps to lend a more cake-like texture as well.

If the tiny cartons of fresh raspberries currently cost $6.99 in your area, frozen will totally get the job done. If raspberries aren't your thing try blackberries or blueberries, or a mixture of all three!

The vanilla beans add a light vanilla fragrance and dot the cake with adorable tiny black specks. My absolute favorite baked good flavor. And ice cream flavor. And frosting. Mmmm, vanillaaaa.

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Raspberry Ricotta Vanilla Snack Cake

gluten-free // yields 1, 8x8 pan

3/4 cup gluten-free oat flour
1/3 cup sweet rice flour
1/3 cup blanched almond flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sucanat, or pure cane sugar
2 large eggs
1/3 cup full-fat ricotta cheese
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk, or 2%
2 tablespoons unrefined coconut oil, melted + slightly cooled
2 tablespoons honey
1 vanilla bean pod, scraped
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup raspberries

Preheat your oven to 350* F and thoroughly grease an 8x8 pan.
Mix the oat flour, sweet rice flour, almond flour, baking powder, salt, and sucanat together in a large bowl.
Whisk the eggs, then whisk in the ricotta, milk, oil, vanilla beans, and vanilla extract.
Pour the wet into the dry and whisk until just combined [when you no longer see dry flour].
Gently fold in the raspberries then pour into the 8x8 pan. Dot the top with a few extra raspberries if desired.
Bake for 32-38 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
Let fully cool before slicing. Cake firms as it cools.

notes/substitutions: If you are unable to tolerate gluten-free oat flour sub in a GF all-purpose flour at a 1:1 ratio for the oat flour only. There is no sub for sweet rice flour.