Ricotta Cheese Cake

57 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 50 min
Ready In: 1 hr 10 min

“It's a wonderful, easy, light cheese filled cake... but not a cheesecake!” - by GINGEE

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
24 ounces ricotta cheese
3/4 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

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Original recipe yields 1 - 9x13 inch cake

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x13 inch pan.
Make yellow cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into the greased 9x13 inch pan.
Mix together the ricotta cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract and spoon over cake batter.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 45 minutes. Sprinkle cake with confectioners' sugar when cool.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (24 total)

Calories
168 cal
8%

Fat
5.4 g
8%

Carbs
25.2 g
8%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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FARAWAY420

Dec. 20, 2006

"I've made this cake my entire life (being as my grandmother taught me!) and I just have a few suggestions. Try adding a few ounces of cream cheese (we use 4-5) into the cheese mixture. Also, we use..." See more Almond extract. My grandmother would use vanila as a substitute, but almond gives it a really nice flavor. Then, try topping it with cherry or blueberry pie filling. Yum yum. I'm eating some right now!"

KARMALA

May. 25, 2004

"Absolutely delicious made with chocolate cake mix. I made one the day before yesterday and it was such a hit that I made another one to take to a potluck last night. It got rave reviews!..." See more"

EASTERNCOOK

Jan. 6, 2005

"I have made this recipe before the same as written EXCEPT using (4) medium eggs and NO sugar in the ricotta mixture. I'm curious as to what the extra sugar/carbs does for the recipe? I don't think t..." See morehe sugar is needed at all."

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