Hazelnut Cream Cassata
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) packagepillsbury moist supreme lemon cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 13 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 13 cup chocolate hazelnut spread
- 13 cup ricotta cheese
- 13 cup seedless red raspberry jam
- 1 12 cups whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted
- halved toasted hazelnuts
- Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans; set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions using the water, oil, and eggs called for.
- Divide batter among prepared pans.
- (If you have only two 9-inch cake pans, cover and chill one-third of the batter and bake it after the other layers are out of the pans.)
- Bake about 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Remove cakes from pans.
- Cool thoroughly.
- For filling, in a small bowl stir together the chocolate-hazelnut spread and ricotta cheese.
- Place one layer of cake on a serving platter; spread top with half of the jam.
- Spread half of the chocolate mixture over jam.
- Top with another layer of cake.
- Spread with remaining jam and remaining chocolate mixture.
- Top with remaining layer of cake.
- In a chilled bowl beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with chilled beaters of an electric mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
- Spread whipped cream over top and sides of cake.
- Top with hazelnuts.
- Cover; chill up to 24 hours.
moist supreme lemon cake mix, water, oil, eggs, chocolate hazelnut spread, ricotta cheese, red raspberry, whipping cream, powdered sugar, hazelnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hazelnut-cream-cassata-284636 (may not work)