Italian Pound Cake

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Title: ITALIAN POUND CAKE
Categories: Cakes, Italian
Yield: 6 servings

1/2 lb Butter
2/3 lb Ricotta cheese
1 2/3 c Sugar
8 ts Sugar
5 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla
2 c Cake flour
4 ts Whipping cream
1/4 ts Salt
Grated semi-sweet chocolate
-or sliced strawberries
1 ts Vanilla
FROSTING
8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate bits
1/2 c Strong brewed coffee
10 tb Unsalted butter, chilled

CAKE/FILLING

Cake: Cream butter, slowly adding sugar until light. Add eggs one at a
time. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bake in buttered and floured 9 x 5
loaf pan at 325 degrees for 1-1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until done. Cool in pan
for 5 minutes before turning onto rack. Slice horizontally into three
sections.

Filling: Combine first four ingredients in blender until smooth. Fold in
grated chocolate or strawberries. Spread evenly between layers.

Frosting: Melt chocolate with coffee over very low heat. Beat in butter a
small amount at a time. Continue beating until thick and of spreading
consistency. Frost cake and garnish.

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