Italian Love Cake

Ingredients

• 1 package chocolate cake mix , 15.25 ounce
• 1 cup water
• 7 large eggs , divided
• 0.5 cups vegetable oil
• 2 pintss part-skim ricotta cheese
• 0.75 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 package instant chocolate pudding mix , 3.9 ounce
• 1 cup milk
• 1 container frozen whipped topping , 12 ounce

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. 2

   Combine cake mix, water, 3 eggs, and oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Set aside.

3. 3

   To make the ricotta cheese layer: Combine ricotta cheese, sugar, vanilla, and remaining 4 eggs in a separate bowl; blend well. Spread ricotta mixture evenly over the top of the cake batter.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes if using a glass baking dish, or 1 ½ hours if using a metal pan. Allow cake to cool completely before topping.

5. 5

   To make the topping: Blend pudding mix and milk until thickened. Blend in whipped topping. Spread over cooled cake.