I made Ina Garten's easy breakfast cake for Mother's Day. My mom gives it a 10/10 — and so will yours.

Anneta KonstantinidesMay 13, 2023, 15:54 IST

I recently made Ina Garten's blueberry-ricotta breakfast cake, and it's perfect for Mother's Day.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I recently made Ina Garten's new blueberry-ricotta breakfast cake.
Garten recently shared the recipe and said it's perfect for Mother's Day.

I've been whipping up Ina Garten's dishes for years, and always love trying her breakfast and dessert recipes.

Whether it's her delicious cacio e pepe scrambled eggs or her famous mocha icebox cake, the "Barefoot Contessa" star is always creating fun new twists on classic dishes.

So I recently decided to try Garten's new blueberry-ricotta breakfast cake, which she said is the perfect way to start the day — or treat yourself after dinner.

Ina Garten's blueberry-ricotta breakfast cake appears in her most recent cookbook, "Go-To Dinners," and she recently shared the recipe on Instagram.

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Garten's breakfast cake features ricotta, lemon zest, and plenty of blueberries.

The breakfast cake also features sour cream, eggs, and vanilla.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Before I began making Garten's breakfast cake, I needed to do a little prep.

First I zested my lemon.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I also greased and floured my 9-inch round springform pan.

I greased my pan with butter before adding the flour.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then, it was time to make the batter!

I added the butter and sugar to the bowl of my electric mixer.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I beat the butter and sugar together on medium speed for three minutes, until the mixture was light and fluffy.

I beat the butter and sugar together for three minutes.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Next I added the eggs, then threw in the ricotta, sour cream, vanilla, and lemon zest and mixed everything together.

Garten says your batter will look curdled at this stage.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

In a separate bowl, I mixed my dry ingredients together.

My dry ingredients included the flour, baking powder, and salt.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then I added the dry ingredients to the batter.

I mixed my dry ingredients until they were just incorporated.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Once my batter was ready, I began adding the blueberries.

I folded two-thirds of my blueberries into the batter.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then I transferred the batter into my springform pan.

My batter in the springform pan.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I added the remaining blueberries on top of the cake.

Per Garten's instructions, I lightly pressed each blueberry into the batter.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then it was time to get baking!

It took around 50 minutes for my cake to bake.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Once my breakfast cake was ready, I transferred it to a wire rack.

The cake needs to cool for an additional 15 minutes.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then I removed the sides of my springform pan and lightly dusted the top with powdered sugar. The cake looked beautiful!

I thought Garten's breakfast cake looked very impressive.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

It was clear when I cut a slice that the cake was going to be delightfully fluffy.

The cake also smelled incredible as I sliced into it.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

My parents and I loved Garten's blueberry-ricotta breakfast cake.

Garten's blueberry-ricotta breakfast cake was deliciously moist.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Garten's blueberry-ricotta breakfast cake should be on everyone's brunch menu.

I'm definitely going to make Garten's blueberry-ricotta breakfast cake again.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

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I made Ina Garten's easy breakfast cake for Mother's Day. My mom gives it a 10/10 &mdash; and so will yours.