Cherry Cheery Cake

Recipe Rating:	3 Ratings5
Category:	Cakes
Keywords:	cheese, ricotta, cherry
Serves:	12
Prep Time:	45 Min
Cook Time:	15 Min

Ingredients

1 pkg	white cake mix (regular size)
CANNOLI FILLING
2 - 8 oz	packages, cream cheese, softened
1	carton (15 ounces) ricotta cheese
1 c	confectioners' sugar
1 tsp	vanilla extract
1/2 tsp	almond extract
1 jar(s)	(16 ounces) maraschino cherries
1 c	miniature chocolate chips
FROSTING
1 c	shortening ( i always use crisco)
1 c	butter, softened
7 1/2 c	confectioners' sugar
3 tsp	vanilla extract
4 - 5 Tbsp	water
	pink and green gel food coloring

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Cassie Long

Well Seasoned

Western, PA

1lovetocook1x

Member Since Dec 2011

Cassie's Notes:

This recipe originally came from my April/May 2004 Taste of Home Magazine.

I made it for Easter several years ago without the fancy flowers..mainly, because I didn't have the cake decorating tools..

This is a very moist and delicious cake..my family loved it. I normally don't like making boxed cake recipes, but the beautiful picture of the cake had me..and I also loved the fact that it called for ricotta cheese...yum!

You can make this without the fancy flowers...it's still delicious.

Enjoy!

Picture and recipe courtesy of Taste of Home

Directions

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing cakes from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and ricotta until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and extracts; beat until smooth.

Drain cherries well, reserving 1 teaspoon cherry juice. Chop cherries. Stir chopped cherries, chocolate chips and reserved cherry juice into ricotta mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until spreadable.

In another large bowl, cream shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Add enough water to achieve a spreadable consistency. Tint 3/4 cup frosting pink. Tint 1/4 cup frosting green. Set aside 1-1/2 cups white frosting. (I skipped the coloring of the frosting).

**I also cut the frosting recipe in half.

Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place one layer on a serving plate; spread with a third of the filling. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining white frosting over the top and sides of cake

To decorate, cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert tip #5. Fill the bag with reserved white frosting; pipe vines on cake. Change to shell tip #21; pipe shell border along bottom and top edges. Use petal tip #103 and pink frosting to pipe the rosebuds. Use leaf tip #67 and green frosting to pipe the leaves. Store in the refrigerator.

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Paula Baldon Pastry101

Jan 31, 2013

OOWhOOO!!! Look at You "The NEXT GREAT BAKER" Candidate... I LOVE IT!!!!!! AWESOME***** I just made My BF a Cake for his Birthday on Friday!! Im Going to Post It It Was Chocolate Super Bomb!!!He Loved it ;}

Cassie Long 1lovetocook1x

Jan 31, 2013

Lol! Paula..I wish I could take credit for that beautiful cake...when I made it, I just frosted it, and decorated with Cherries..that is the original picture from my magazine..I made it for Easter at least 6 years ago..I have since then purchased a cake decorating kit..I am thinking of making it again and decorating it just like shown..

I can't wait to see your cake...you a wonderful baker...all of your recipes I have seen are wonderful.

Jan Burch janburch

Jan 31, 2013

Hi Cassie! This sounds wonderful! How much cream cheese is in the filling as the ingredients don't say? Can't wait to make it!

Cassie Long 1lovetocook1x

Jan 31, 2013

Jan...so sorry..will edit the recipe...it is 2 ( 8 ounce ) packages, softened

Cassie Long 1lovetocook1x

Jan 31, 2013

It's edited, whenever it decides to show up....thanks for catching that Jan..

Jan Burch janburch

Jan 31, 2013

Thanks, Cassie! Can't wait to try it!

Cassie Long 1lovetocook1x

Jan 31, 2013

You're welcome Jan..let me know how you like it....thanks for pinching the recipe...Cass

Paula Baldon Pastry101

Jan 31, 2013

Lol :D I Know That Was a Picture But,You Can Do It To!!!! You Are Very Talented!! I wished I had a Whole Day to Devote to Just Baking,I was Just giving My Niece Some Words Of Advice,She just Started Doing Nail's Like 1yr ago and She has Since Gotten VERY Creative!! I Told her That, We Don't Know WHY?? Sometimes When We Have an Urge to Do Something?? Thats God Directing Us to OUR Talant.. I Used to Go To Thrift Stores all the Time, And I would go Straight to the Book section, "COOK BOOKS" I was Fascinated with Baking.. I'm So Limited on Time but,God Willing He will Make a Way for me to Enjoy What I LOve and May'be Make a Living at it, I have 6 Orders of Bread that I'm Making tonight,And LOL My Dog Groomer asked if We Can Barter to Groom My Dog for Baked Good's,I Just Took a day Off Work to take my Dog to the Vet.She had an Ear infection and there went her Grooming $$ So My Groomer had asked me when did I want to set up an appointment, I told her I had to take her to the Vet and I would have to Wait, Well She said can we Trade for your Bread?? I Said That would be AWESOME!!!! ;] She said that her family was Excited and Can't Wait!!! Thats Great God Always Makes a Way Out of No Way!!!!! AMEN to That!!! Hugs and Lots Of Thanks To "YOU" for Sharing Your Recipes and Time and Effort... I Love Your Personality!! You are a Great Cook and Person!!!!You Deserve a Blue Ribbon for Just Being You!! AWESOME********** 10 Star's

Cassie Long 1lovetocook1x

Jan 31, 2013

Awww Paula..I want for my time and effort..as long as people enjoy my recipes...

I wish you had more time to spend baking also..would love to try your wonderful recipes..you definitely are also very talented..What a wonderful deal with your dog groomer..see! I knew you are a great cook..I also have always been attracted to cook books..I just love trying new recipes, or tweaking them to our likings..

What kind of bread are you making?..I am sorry your dog had an ear infection...poor pooch! Sad, because they can't tell us when they are sick..

You are an awesome lady, I am so glad this site gave me the chance to get to know wonderful people as yourself..

About my personality..just laid back..easy going, fun loving..I had some that ended up being my best friends, before getting to know me, told me later that first impression of me was high maintenance...lolllllll...just because I took care of myself, and very neat appearance..but once they got to know me they loved me...funny how people judge a person on the outward...I am far from a snob...can't stand those type of people...everyone puts their pants on the same way, the way I look at it..that's my story and I'm stickin to it...ha ha ha!

Thanks for being you Paula..you remind me so much of one of my best friends..would love to meet you some day...off now to figure out dinner...gonna be a late one..

Paula Baldon Pastry101

Jan 31, 2013

I'm making Banana Nut Bread, Blueberry Banana Bread, and 6 Bundt Coffee Cakes, I want to do a Version Like Starbucks ;] Wish Me Luck!!! I Could Use a "GREAT CRUMBLE Topping Recipe" ??... And You are a Keeper Thats For SURE!!!! Hugs XOXO Paula

Cassie Long 1lovetocook1x