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Italian Cream Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1/4 salt
3 eggs
1½ cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter

Filling
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup milk
1 15-ounce container (2 cups) ricotta cheese
1½ teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup mini-semisweet chocolate chips

Frosting
1 tub Cool Whip

Directions:
Directions:
Oven 350º

Grease and flour two 9x1½ round baking pans. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large mixer bowl beat eggs on high speed of electric mixer 4 minute or till thick and lemon colored. Gradually add the 1½ cups sugar and beat 4 minutes. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture, beating on low speed just till combined. Heat the 3/4 cup milk and butter just till butter melts. Add milk mixture, beating on low speed till combined. Pour into pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely. Cut layers in half horizontally.

For filling, combine the 3/4 cup sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan; slowly stir in 3/4 cup milk. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Cover surface with waxed paper; cool without stirring.
Beat ricotta cheese on medium speed of electric mixer till creamy; beat in cornstarch mixture and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread filling on 3 of the cake layers; stack. Top with remaining cake layer

Frost with Cool whip. Chill several hours or overnight before serving.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
16 servings
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Win's favorite. Make sure when adding milk and butter mixture to cake that is not too hot. I make the filling while cake is baking and refrigerate till cool.

 

 

 

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