Italian Love Cake is an Italian cake that America has fallen in love with. This is a ricotta base, chocolate cake layer and then topped with a chocolate pudding whipped topping. A must make layered cake.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword italian love cake, layered love cake, love cake
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Chill Time 4 hourshours
Total Time 5 hourshours25 minutesminutes
Servings 12servings
Ingredients
Ricotta Layer
215-ounce containers of ricotta cheese
1cupof granulated sugar
1teaspoonof vanilla extract
4large eggsroom temperature
Chocolate Cake
115.25 ounce box of chocolate or devil’s Food cake mix
1/2cupcanola or vegetable oil
1cupof water
3large eggs
Chocolate Pudding Frosting
15-ounce box of instant chocolate pudding
3cupsof milkcold
18-ounce container of whipped topping, thawed
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then grease your 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set it to the side.
Ricotta Layer
Grab an electric mixer and add your ricotta cheese, sugar, and vanilla into a mixing bowl. Mix for a few minutes until smooth, then slowly work in the eggs.
Chocolate Cake
In a medium bowl you can mix up the cake mix, oil water and eggs. Whisk well and make sure the batter is smooth.
Pour the cake batter into the pan.
Then carefully pour the ricotta mixture over the chocolate. Make sure to pour it all over the cake.
Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the cake is fully baked all the way through. The cake will be a little jiggly in the center.
Once the cake is done, cool to room temperature.
Chocolate Pudding Frosting
In a bowl you will add your pudding, and milk. Mix well until it is fully mixed.
Allow the pudding to rest for 2-3 minutes.
Then fold in the whipped topping.
Spread the frosting over the cake once it is cooled. Then cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until you are ready to serve.