Italian Christmas Cookie Cake

Steps

• 1

  Gather your ingredients.

  
• 2

  Heat oven to 325º F. Spray a 9” springform pan with baking spray.
• 3

  In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together ricotta, eggs and almond extract. In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, combine cream and olive oil. Add cake mix to ricotta mixture in small amounts, alternating with adding the cream and olive oil mixture. Beat until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.

  
• 4

  Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from springform pan.

  
• 5

  In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract. Use more or less milk depending on your desired consistency. Drizzle icing over cake.

  
• 6

  Sprinkle with nonpareils.

  
• 7

  Allow frosting to set before slicing and serving.