Comments on: Book Club: Green Kitchen Travels // Ricotta and Polenta Almond Cake

By: katieatthekitchendoor

katieatthekitchendoor — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 19:26:54 +0000

Hi Cori – I always use the cup measurements. This recipe was originally published in a cookbook that includes both cup and weight measurements, so I included both here, but if you use the cup measurements, then you should be fine. However, all the measurements should be correct – since the ricotta is denser than the almond flour, 1 cup of the ricotta will weigh more than 1 cup of almond flour (apologies if that was already obvious to you, I didn’t totally understand your question!).

Let me know how the cake turns out!
Katie

By: Cori

Cori — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 08:34:55 +0000

Hi. Trying to make the cake but something doesn’t make sense to me. 1 and 1/4 cups of almond flour is actually more than 5 oz, and then you mentioned that 1c of ricotta or 9 oz. Which one are the correct measurements?

By: maddy61

maddy61 — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:49:15 +0000

This was fabulous, took a little longer than the specified time in my oven. Not a sweet cake, but delicious!

By: Nardo Buddy

Nardo Buddy — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 23:31:10 +0000

Turned out fantastic! Had to substitute cornmeal for polenta. I am a type 1 diabetic and this was a good treat for me.

By: katieatthekitchendoor

katieatthekitchendoor — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:16:35 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear that Annie! I’ve had hit or miss luck with ricotta-based cakes, but I liked this one. I’m guessing that the fineness/texture of both the polenta and the almond flour have a big effect on the final consistency. Baking can be finicky!

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 15:45:34 +0000

I made the cake exactly according to the recipe, it was such a disappointment. It was so dry tasted like sawdust after using such expensive ingredients. Really disappointed the picture looked so good!

By: katieatthekitchendoor

katieatthekitchendoor — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 02:08:23 +0000

That’s great Laura! I hope you enjoy it. I can’t wait to try more recipes myself :-)

By: laurasmess

laurasmess — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:25:34 +0000

I just purchased this book Katie, I was quite excited at the idea of cooking this exact cake! Love your adaptation, it’s beautiful… a nourishing cake full of good things that also has that little bit of indulgence :) Lovely photos too xx

By: theoriginaldish

theoriginaldish — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:27:28 +0000

Looks amazing! Love the photo compositions and the recipe is delightful.

By: Millie | Add A Little

Millie | Add A Little — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:51:30 +0000

I love green kitchen stories so can’t wait to get my hands on the book – the cake looks gorgeous!