Rich ricotta cheese, tart lemon and your choice of sweet, juicy berries take a simple spice cake from drab to decadent.

• 1 spice cake mix
• 1/2 lb. ricotta cheese
• 2 lemons
• 1/4 lb. fresh blueberries, or berries of your choice

Created by: Chef Forrest D. Waldo, II C.E.C.

Prepare spice cake according to directions. Remove from oven and cool.

Place the ricotta cheese in a mixing bowl. Using a box grater remove the rind from the two lemons. Slice the lemons in half and squeeze juice into mixing bowl with ricotta cheese and grated lemon rind. Mix well.

Slice cake and serve with lemon ricotta cheese and garnish with fresh berries.

This recipe serves 8 people. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 8 only.

Per serving: calories 344, fat 11.0g, 28% calories from fat, cholesterol 14mg, protein 6.6g, carbohydrates 56.5g, fiber 1.8g, sugar 51.3g, sodium 460mg, diet points 7.9.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.0, Vegetable: 0.0, Fruit: 0.3, Bread: 0.0, Lean meat: 0.5, Fat: 1.3, Sugar: 3.3, Very lean meat protein: 0.0

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