38 Reviews of Italian Love Cake

From: FoodFromSicily

On Oct 10, 2005

I've been making this cake for many years and always had great results and great reviews. Being Italian I'm accustomed to deserts with ricotta fillings. I cant even count the people who have requested this recipe from me. To cut down on the cholesterol I used Egg-Beaters instead of the real thing and also used part skim ricotta.

From: Brandyberry

On Apr 11, 2006

I just realized I hadn't rated this cake so here it goes - The cake itself went over very well. I used it for a dessert for a Christmas Party I catered. I tried it out on the family first and found these little problems: 1. Don't make this in a plain shiny pan. Whatever the metal is, it reacts with the ricotta and makes it taste "off". 2. I added some frangelico (hazelnut liquor) to the ricotta mixture to add a little more flavor. One other reviewer made the comment that it was bland and I couldn't agree more. I'm more of a cheesecake texture fan than how the ricotta works out. Needless to say, when I made the flavor change to the cheese and baked it in my nice Wilton 11x17x2 pans (I doubled the recipe) it came out fantastic. Everyone raved about the layers and loved the "mousse" on top. I would make this again.

From: Misty Bryant

On Feb 19, 2002

I couldn't beleive tthis cake tasted as wonderful as it looked! I grated semi-sweet choclate over the topping after it set for an hour, then served to my friends on Valentines Day! They LOVED it! Thanks!

From: Jan Whittaker

On Aug 13, 2003

Served this recipe to visiting relatives. My son-in-law liked it so much he wanted to take some home with him. I will definitely make this recipe again. Thanks. Jan

From: Steve Bahr

On Oct 21, 2003

Wow! Thought I'd try this recipe and am I glad I did. Out of the several recipies I have tried from this Site, this is by far my favorite. Not only is this cake delicious, it looks so great! You don't have to be a master chef for this cake to turn out perfect!

From: Blender

On Jun 5, 2003

Luscious!!I made it with Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix instead of the Marble and melted good quality chocolate chips with butter and drizzeled on top. It was so good!

From: Michellew

On Jun 2, 2002

I made this as part of my contribution to a potluck and our friends absolutely loved it! So delicious. Thanks!

From: Chicagopm

On Mar 22, 2004

Even though I'm not a chocolate cake lover (ok, so I'm a little weird), I made this to take to a dinner party. I'm rating this 5 stars because the hostess absolutely LOVED it! She liked it because she said that it wasn't too sweet. The cake was very easy to make. The only problem I had was that after an hour, when I tested it, the toothpick came out very wet. My oven thermometer registered at slightly under 350 degrees but I figured that it was okay because I was using a glass baking dish. I had to keep it in the oven more than 20 extra minutes. Thank you for the recipe.

From: Heather m

On Jun 25, 2002

It was very easy to make. It tasted amazing very good cake. I will make again and again

From: Chris from Kansas

On Dec 15, 2003

This cake was wonderful! I made it today for a party at work and everyone requested the recipe. I was curious how all that ricotta cheese was going to work out, but it turned out beautiful. The cheese layer sunk to the bottom and formed a delicious creamy layer. The texture reminds me of tiramisu and it cut into squares perfectly. I used some reduced fat ingredients and can probably make it even lighter next time. Thanks for a great recipe!