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Chocolate: California Ricotta Cake

Source of Recipe

365 Great Chocolate Desserts.


List of Ingredients

1 pk Devil's food cake mix -18.25-oz size
1 Container ricotta cheese -15-16 oz size
1/3 c Powdered sugar
1/3 c Heavy cream
2 ts Vanilla extract
2 ts Grated orange zest
1/3 c Semisweet chocolate chips, miniature size
2/3 c Roasted almonds diced
2 tb Orange-flavored liqeur


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Turn batter into prepared pans. Bake according to package directions (30-35 minutes). Let cake cool in pans 15 minutes, then unmold and let cool completely on wire racks.

In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed untl light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips and 1/3 cup almonds.

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon orange liqueur over top of each cake layer. Stack cake layers together with cheese filling in between and on top and sides. Sprinkle remaining 1/3 cup almonds around top edge of cake in a 1-inch-wide ring. Refrigerate until serving time.