italian ricotta cake

Name: Italian Ricotta Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 1 package(s) moist yellow cake mix; 2 pound(s) ricotta cheese; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 4 - eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) chopped semi sweet chocolate optional

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Annamaria Settanni McDonald

Brooklyn, OH

Updated on Nov 29, 2010

A cherished recipe in memory of my father. I work with Ricotta I always think of my dad. I would make it with chocolate but since my my little Italian mother is diabetic, I omit the chocolate only when she tells me to! ;)

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

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Ingredients

1 package moist yellow cake mix
2 pounds ricotta cheese
3/4 cup sugar
4 - eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup chopped semi sweet chocolate optional

How To Make italian ricotta cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Prepare the cake according to the directions on the package. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix until smooth. mix in chocolate if desired. Drop by spoonfuls on top of uncooked cake. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1-1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Sprinkle cooled cake with confectioner’s sugar. Keep refrigerated.
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