1/3 c Light tasting olive oil
1/2 c Chocolate ch ips
1/2 c Chopped nuts, hazel,walnuts
1 pk Yellow cake mix
4 tb Instant espresso coffee
2 ts Ground cinnamon
3 x Large eggs
1 1/4 c Water
Confectioner’s sugar
Prepare a 12 cup bundt pan with olive oil, then sprinkle lightly with
flour. Preheat over to 325F.
Mix chocolate chips and nuts. Spoon evenly into bottom of prepared
pan. In a large bowl, stir espresso powder and cinnamon into cake
mix, then add 1/3 cup olive oil, eggs and water. Mix slowly with
elextric mixer to moisten. Then beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Pour
cake batter over topping in pan and bake 60 minutes. Cool on rack 15
minutes, then invert pan on serving plate and cool completely.
Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.
At serving time. slice and serve with lightly sweetened ricotta
cheese, (about 2 tsp. granulated sugar mixed into 15 oz. ricotta) and
dust with cinnamon.
Yields
10 Servings