Italian Cheesecake

Taken from a Rachel Ray magazine

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3  lbs ricotta cheese
• 9  large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1  orange, for juice and grated peel
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 2  tablespoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven 350 F.
2. Butter and flour a 10 inch springform pan, place on baking sheet.
3. Using electric mixer combine ricotta, eggs, sugar, orange peel, orange juice, cream and vanilla.
4. Pour into prepared pan, bake 1 1/2 hours.
5. Turn oven off, rest cake for 30 minutes then cool.