Me Amore' - Italian Love Cake
- For The Cake
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package cake mix (Yellow or lemon, Your favorite brand)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 8 large eggs, Plus
- 3 eggs, needed to prepare the cake mix
- 3 lbs whole milk ricotta cheese (Drained, See 'directions')
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (Not imitation)
- For The Topping
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (Packed)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch squares (Chilled)
- For The Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees*.
- Grease and flour a 12x15x3 cake pan.
- Prepare the cake according to the package instructions; using the 3 eggs and vegetable oil.
- Pour the cake mix into the prepared pan, spread evenly, and set aside.
- SPECIAL TIP: If desired, mix cake batter using 1 cup water and 1/4 cup Anisette, Limoncello, Frangelico or other liqueur in place of the 1 1/4 cups of water as called for on the package directions.
- With a mixer on medium speed, beat the remaining eggs; add the ricotta cheese, sugar and vanilla. Beat until sooth and fluffy.
- Carefully pour over the middle of the cake mix. DO NOT SPREAD OR BLEND THE TWO BATTERS TOGETHER.
- Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted. (Ricotta cheese will go to the bottom.)
- Remove from the oven; cool in pan on baker's rack.
- For The Topping:
- In a food processor or blender, blend the first 5 ingredients together.
- Add chilled butter cubes; cut in until the mixture looks like wet sand.
- To Finish Off The Cake:
- Cool cake until warm, about 1 hour. Evenly sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar crumbles over the cake.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream or gelato and a cup of steaming espresso. "That's Amore' !".
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- TO DRAIN RICOTTA CHEESE: Wrap ricotta in a double layer of cheesecloth. Place in a colander, weighed down with 2 or 3 soup-like cans from your pantry. Drain over a bowl in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- *NOTE: If using a glass baking dish or disposable foil pan, bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/me-amore-italian-love-cake-314769 (may not work)