Description
Homemade italian delight cake brings classic Mediterranean flavors to your dessert table. Sweet layers of creamy texture and rich ingredients create a memorable culinary experience you’ll savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (15.25 oz / 432 g) chocolate or devil’s food cake mix
- 2 containers (15 oz / 425 g) ricotta cheese
- 1 box (5 oz / 142 g) instant chocolate pudding
- 1 cup (240 ml / 200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 container (8 oz / 227 g) whipped topping, thawed
- 7 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup (120 ml / 108 g) canola or vegetable oil
- 1 cup (240 ml / 240 g) water
- 3 cups (720 ml / 720 g) cold milk
Instructions
- Preparation: Calibrate oven to 350°F and meticulously spray a 9×13 inch baking pan with culinary release agent, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
- Ricotta Layer: Whisk ricotta cheese with sugar and vanilla until luxuriously smooth, then integrate eggs one at a time, maintaining a silky, homogeneous texture without overmixing.
- Chocolate Foundation: Combine cake mix, oil, water, and eggs in a robust mixing bowl, stirring vigorously until achieving a glossy, lump-free batter with consistent color and viscosity.
- Assembly: Gently pour ricotta mixture over chocolate base, using a spatula to create an elegant, marbled landscape across the entire pan surface.
- Baking Cycle: Position pan in preheated oven and bake for 55-60 minutes, testing doneness by inserting a slender wooden pick near the center – it should emerge with minimal, moist crumbs.
- Cooling Protocol: Extract cake from oven and permit natural cooling on a wire rack, allowing internal temperatures to stabilize and structural integrity to set.
- Frosting Composition: Whisk pudding mix with milk until thickened, then delicately fold in whipped cream to create an airy, decadent topping with silky peaks.
- Finishing Touch: Lavish the cooled cake with frosting, spreading uniformly with graceful, sweeping motions to create a pristine, inviting surface.
- Culmination: Refrigerate for minimum four hours, enabling flavor harmonization and optimal serving consistency.
Notes
- Prep Surface Protection: Use parchment paper or silicone baking mat for easier cake removal and minimal sticking.
- Temperature Precision: Allow ingredients like eggs and ricotta to reach room temperature for smoother blending and consistent texture.
- Moisture Management: Do not overmix cake batter to prevent tough, dense cake; mix just until ingredients are combined.
- Cooling Technique: Rest cake completely before frosting to prevent melting and ensure stable, clean decorative layer.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 317
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 290 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 83 mg