Marble Ricotta Cake

Submitted by Kim D.

"I found this recipe a few years back in a cookbook called Cucina Deliziosa Cookbook. It is a very moist cake, but not too sweet!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 18

ingredients

• 1 duncan hines fudge marble cake mix
• 1 (16 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• powdered sugar

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine all ingredients, except for the cocoa packet and the powdered sugar.
3. Beat well.
4. In a separate bowl, combine 1 cup of cake batter with cocoa packet.
5. Pour remaining yellow batter into a greased and floured Bundt pan.
6. Pour cocoa batter on top of yellow cake batter and swirl with a knife to get the "marble" look.
7. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until cake tests done.
8. Turn out of pan and cool.
9. Sprinkle top with powdered sugar.

Reviews

[m2teacher_10037601]

I too found this recipe in the Italian Cookbook mentioned. I have made it by mixing the fudge marble packet into the cake mix as well as swirling it. I like it better all together. It tastes like a chocolate cheesecake. Also, I serve it with fresh berries (frozen would work too) and real whipped cream. I also have reduced the sugar by half which has not affected the outcome.

 

[Mary Scheffert]

I made this cake for a co-worker's birthday, and it was very good. The texture reminded me of a pound cake - very dense, although not as moist as I expected it would be. I was also surprised that the additional 1 cup of sugar did not make the cake overly sweet, especially starting with a cake mix (which already has sugar in it). I used about 1-1/2 tablespoons of vanilla, and only a 1/2 tablespoon of almond extract. I did not frost the cake, but did dust it with powdered sugar. This would be a very good recipe to use to "spruce up" an otherwise ordinary cake mix for a special occasion -- I would like to try it with different cake mix flavors as well. Thanks for posting! -M =)

 

[mickie49]

What a wonderful cake! So moist and so easy! I made this along with 2 others for a bridal shower, and have had to email the recipe to 5 different guests. I'm planning on making it for a potluck supper soon and I think I'll try orange extract in place of the vanilla. I drizzled a chocolate glaze over the top. Thanks so much for the recipe!

 

[LizCl]

Tastes like it was made from scratch. Very good. You can't stop with one piece. It was done in one hour for me. I put a chocolate frosting on it and it was delicious.