Italian Pound Cake

Ingredients

1/2 lb butter
5/8 lb ricotta cheese
1 5/8 c sugar
8 ts sugar
5 eggs
3 ts vanilla
2 c cake flour
4 ts whipping cream
1/4 ts salt
1 frosting
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate bits
1/2 c strong brewed coffee
10 tb butter

Instructions

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.