Description
A creamy and chocolatey layered cake made with ricotta and cake mix, perfect for parties and family dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 15-ounce containers of ricotta cheese
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 15.25-ounce box of chocolate or devil’s food cake mix
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1 cup of water
- 3 large eggs
- 1 5-ounce box of instant chocolate pudding
- 3 cups of milk (cold)
- 1 8-ounce container of whipped topping, thawed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 baking dish.
- In a bowl, mix ricotta cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, and 4 large eggs until smooth.
- In another bowl, prepare the chocolate cake mix according to package directions, adding oil and water, then mix well.
- Pour half of the cake batter into the greased baking dish.
- Spread the ricotta mixture over the batter.
- Pour the remaining batter on top.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely.
- Whisk the instant chocolate pudding with cold milk until thickened, then spread over the cooled cake.
- Top with thawed whipped topping. Slice and serve chilled.
Notes
Best served chilled. Add extra whipped cream or berries for garnish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: chocolate cake, Italian dessert, ricotta cake