Ricotta Cheese Cake

Our family has been making this recipe forever! We call it Italian Surprise Cake.It's so light and moist! Perfect for dinner parties, potluck, events, etc..Add a light dust of confectioners sugar, serve with fresh fruit . It's that simple, but so scrumptious!

This cake was very easy to make. We used a bundt pan. What I didn't realize was that the cheese mixture would sink to the bottom of the pan and therefore come out on top when done. This was a delightful surprise, though some of it stuck a little to the pan. The result though is this rather stunning cake that I'm sure people will wonder how it was made.

Made this exactly how its stated but in a bundt pan, definitely a keeper

I found this recipe while searching for ways to use leftover ricotta & made it for family worship. I made the ricotta mixture earlier in the day, I added some almond extract too, so when I was assembling the cake it was runny. At first I thought to just toss it but couldn't bring myself to be so wasteful & I'm glad I finished the process. The instruction that says to scoop onto cake, well I gave mine a quick stir then POURED it onto the cake it was so thin. It was almost to the very top of the pan. Made it in a bundt pan & before adding anything I sprayed the whole pan w/Pam then swirled powder sugar about 1/2 way up to help release the cake. Because it was so full I put a layer of heavy duty foil underneath to catch spillage but it all stayed in the pan. I had to cook it an additional 15 min due to how runny it was & when done I ran a spatula along the edge then let it sit about 25 min to cool before trying to get it out of the pan. I ran the spatula in the inner/outer circle then started gently shaking the pan back & forth & upwards to REALLY release the cake. I inverted it over my tupperware cake holder then PRAYED! Oh my goodness it's so pretty then my next thought was I should have added pineapple! Next time I will. After study I sliced it up & they loved it. Not a sweet cake & EXTREMELY moist. We ate it as is. Thank you for sharing its a keeper

Very good recipe. The cheese mixture melted in the cake but it still tasted just fine. We tried it with strawberries and it was excellent!

I made this diabetic friendly for my husband. We love it! I used a reduced sugar cake mix & splenda in the ricotta mixture.