Italian Love Cake

Quick and easy to make, this recipe for Italian love cake has a chocolate cake layer, a ricotta cheese layer, and chocolate pudding topping.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 373 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup water
• 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 2 pints part-skim ricotta cheese
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Combine cake mix, water, 3 eggs, and oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Set aside.

Step 3

To make the ricotta cheese layer: Combine ricotta cheese, sugar, vanilla, and remaining 4 eggs in a separate bowl; blend well. Spread ricotta mixture evenly over the top of the cake batter.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes if using a glass baking dish, or 1 ½ hours if using a metal pan. Allow cake to cool completely before topping.

Step 5

To make the topping: Blend pudding mix and milk until thickened. Blend in whipped topping. Spread over cooled cake.