Pizza Cake

Boca Pat's Note:

This is a different kind of pizza, but I found it to be very good and pretty simple to prepare. It's from the January issue of Woman's World.

• Total Time: 2 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 3 tablespoons butter , melted
• 1 cup dry Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese , softened
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ½ cup pepperoni , chopped into small pieces,plus
• 8 whole pepperoni slices , for topping
• ½ cup drained sun-dried tomato , patted dry & chopped
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup pizza sauce or ¾ cup tomato sauce
• ½ cup mozzarella cheese , shredded

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Stir butter and breadcrumbs together and press onto bottom of 9 X 3 spring-foam pan; bake until browned around edges, about 10 minutes; cool.
3. Beat cream cheese and ricotta until smooth; beat in eggs, then flour, then stir in chopped pepperoni, tomatoes and salt.
4. Pour over crust and bake 1 hour or until set.
5. Spread sauce on top and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
6. Top with pepperoni slices and bake 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
7. Cool.
8. Run knife around edge to loosen, remove side of pan and serve.