Red Velvet Italian Love Cake – You are going to LOVE this cake! Layers of red velvet cake, cheesecake, and cream cheese frosting. Super easy to make and is a real show stopper. Cake mix, ricotta cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla, pudding mix, milk. cream cheese, and cool whip. Make a day in advance for the best flavor. A must for all your holiday meals! #redvelvet #cake #dessert
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If you only make one dessert this holiday season, make this Red Velvet Italian Love Cake. OMG! This cake is to-die-for delicious! Red velvet cake with a layer of cheesecake and topped with a light cream cheese frosting. This cake is super easy to make and it’s a real show stopper. It is great for holiday parties, potlucks, and holiday meals. If you like red velvet cake, you are going to LOVE this cake!
How to Make Red Velvet Italian Love Cake with Cake Mix
As I said, this cake is super easy to make. It starts with a box of red velvet cake mix. Mix the cake according to the package directions and pour into a cake pan. Next, mix up the cheesecake layer. Ricotta cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Pour the cheesecake batter evenly over the red velvet cake batter and bake.
The layers will reverse as the cake bakes. The cheesecake layer will end up on the bottom and the red velvet cake will be on top. The final step is to frost the cake. Mix together a box of cheesecake pudding, milk, cream cheese, vanilla, and some whipped topping. Spread that over the cake and refrigerate until ready to serve. I like to top the cake with some red and green sprinkles.
- I used Duncan Hines Red Velvet Cake mix.
- Do NOT make the pudding. You are only using the mix.
- You can use any flavor of pudding that you prefer. Chocolate, vanilla, white chocolate would all be good.
- You can use low-fat or non-fat Cool Whip.
- Can Red Velvet Love Cake Be Made in Advance? Yes. The cake can be made a day in advance and refrigerated overnight. This cake actually tastes better after being refrigerated. I love make-ahead desserts, especially during the hectic holiday season.
Red Velvet Cake for the Holidays
This cake is a MUST for all of your upcoming holiday celebrations! It is two of my favorite desserts in one – red velvet cake and cheesecake. The cream cheese frosting really puts this cake over the top! This cake is an easy make-ahead dessert that is perfect for holiday parties, potlucks, teacher gifts, and the best way to end your holiday meal.
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Red Velvet Italian Love Cake
Equipment:
Ingredients:
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Prepare red velvet cake according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Using a hand mixer, beat together ricotta cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Carefully spread batter over cake batter in baking dish.
- Bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before frosting.
- Using a hand mixer, beat together pudding mix, cream cheese, and milk. Carefully fold in the Cool Whip into the pudding mixture. Spread pudding mixture on top of cooled cake.
- Refrigerate cake a few hours before serving.
Notes:
- I used Duncan Hines Red Velvet Cake mix.
- Do NOT make the pudding. You are only using the mix.
- You can use any flavor of pudding that you prefer. Chocolate, vanilla, white chocolate would all be good.
- You can use low-fat or non-fat Cool Whip.
- Can Red Velvet Love Cake Be Made in Advance? Yes. The cake can be made a day in advance and refrigerated overnight. This cake actually tastes better after being refrigerated. I love make-ahead desserts, especially during the hectic holiday season.
Steph
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cant find the size of pudding pkg you suggest so bought two 3.5 oz pks will try to remove the excess wish me luck Our walmart did not have it nor did the other three grocery stores in the area
I was not able to find it either. Must be a southern regional thing. I used 2 small boxes and it turned out just fine.
Do you drain your ricotta
I did not
This sounds AMAZING….and LOOKS so pretty and festive!!! However, the picture is deceiving when you look at the instructions. Does the red velvet go on the bottom as described in the recipe or does the cream cheese layer go on the bottom as shown in the picture?
The photo is absolutely NOT deceiving. If you read the post you would see that I explain how the cake bakes.
Oh my goodness…I totally missed that!! Thanks!!!!
I know nobody reads the post, but there is some useful information in it. Hope you enjoy the cake.
Can something else be used in place of the cottage cheese?
This recipe doesn’t have any cottage cheese in it.
I think the pudding size is 3.4 oz. You have stated in the recipe 5.1 oz. I have never seen that size box of instant pudding.
The putting mix size is correct. They sell it at the grocery store and Walmart
i had to read this twice – that baking magic is crazy! looks amazing!