Chocolate & Cheese Box Cake

With no eggs in the cheese mixture,
the cheese is so light and creamy.
Easy to make using a box cake mix,
adding in the cheese is the secret
in making a gourmet dessert cake.

Ingredients:
1 box cake mix
2 large eggs
1 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 packages cream cheese
3/4 cup ricotta cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Prepare a 9" springform pan with
grease and dust with flour, set aside.
Prepare box cake mix as directed.
Crack open eggs into a mixing bowl,
add in cold water and oil, blend well.
Add the box cake mix in the bowl and
mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Pour 1/2 of the cake batter in the pan.
Blend together the cheeses and salt
with the vanilla and almond extracts.
Mix on high speed for 2 minutes.
Pour cheese mixture on top of batter in pan
spread out to 1" of the edge and then pour
the remaining cake batter over cheese mixture.
Bake for about 90 minutes or until done.