• 1 lb. lowfat ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, chopped
• 1 tsp. orange zest
• 1/3 cup Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
• 2 Tbs. orange juice
• 1 frozen pound cake, 1 lb. each
• plastic wrap
• powdered sugar

Place ricotta and sugar in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and fold in chocolate and orange zest. Combine liqueur and orange juice in another bowl. Cut cake horizontally into 4 layers. Place bottom layer on a serving dish and brush with 1/4 liqueur mixture. Spread with 1/3 cheese mixture. Top with next cake layer and repeat with remaining cake slices, liqueur and cheese mixtures, reserving 1/4 of the liqueur to brush over top of cake. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving time. Cut into thin slices and serve dusted with powdered sugar.

This recipe serves 12 people. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 12 only.

Per serving: calories 116, fat 4.9g, 42% calories from fat, cholesterol 17mg, protein 4.7g, carbohydrates 10.6g, fiber 0.3g, sugar 9.6g, sodium 57mg, diet points 3.2.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.0, Vegetable: 0.0, Fruit: 0.0, Bread: 0.0, Lean meat: 0.6, Fat: 0.9, Sugar: 0.5, Very lean meat protein: 0.0

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