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The Best Italian Ricotta Cake

Here's how you make The Best Italian Ricotta Cake
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 1h
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 box (18 ounce) yellow cake mix (box)
  • 2 pounds ricotta cheese
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • TOPPING
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon (depending on how much you like cinnamon)
  • 1 container (16 ounce) frozen whipped topping, thawed (large size Cool Whip, or as much as you like)
  • 1 to 2 cups walnuts, chopped ( or pecans, chopped or crushed, depending on how much you like nuts)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Mix cake according to directions on box.

  • Step 2: Grease and flour a 9x13" pan.

  • Step 3: Pour cake batter into pan

  • Step 4: Mix Ricotta, sugar, beaten eggs and vanilla together.

  • Step 5: Pour Ricotta filling mixture over cake batter, and spread evenly. DO NOT mix with batter!

  • Step 6: Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until toothpick comes out clean

  • Step 7: Cool completely.

  • Step 8: When the cake is completely cool, smooth the Cool Whip over the top of the cake. (I love mine thick, but if you want a thinner layer, feel free to make it the way you like).

  • Step 9: Add cinnamon and sugar into a bowl and mix well. Sprinkle across the Cool Whip. (I love mine with lots of cinnamon, but if you want less,use 1 tablespoon of cinnamon instead of the 2 tablespoonfuls).

  • Step 10: Chop nuts to how you like them, then sprinkle on top of the cinnamon sugar mixture. (If you want fewer nuts on top use 1 cup, and if you like it loaded with nuts like I do, then use the 2 cups).

  • Step 11: Chill cake for at least 2 hours before serving. I store mine in the refrigerator.

  • Step 12: When ready to serve cut into squares.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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