Italian Chocolate-Ricotta Cake

== Description ==
== Ingredients ==
* 3 cups all purpose flour
* 1-1/4 cupe unsweetened cocoa
* 2-1/2 tsp. baking soda
* 1-1/2 tsp. baking pwoder
* 1/2 tsp. salt
* 3 cups Sugar
* 1-1/4 cups vegetable oil
* 2 tsp. vanilla
* 1 cup Whole milk Ricotta
* 3 large eggs
* 2-1/2 cups water
* chocolate frosting:
* 12 ox. quality milk chocolate
* 1 cup sour cream at room temperature
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== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of two 9" cake pans.
# Sift dry ingredients, mix together in bowl, set aside.
# In mixer bowl, mix Sugar, oil, ricotta and vanilla on medium speed for 2 minutes.
# Add eggs. Beat until incorporated. On low speed, beat in flour alternately with water in 3 additions.
# Scrape bowl and beat at medium speed for 1 minute.
# Divide equally in pans and bake for 35 to 45 minutes until cake test done.
# Cool in pans for 10 minutes and then turn onto plates. Frost when cakes are cool.
# Frosting: Melt chocolate over simmering water, stir until smooth, ltet cool to room temp.
# Mix sour cream into chocolate with a wire wisk. Frost the first layer,to with second layer, then frost the top and sides.
# Garnish with chocolate shavings, raspberries and whippd cream as desired.
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