CAKE:

6 eggs, separated
1 whole egg
1 c. sugar
1 c. cake flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder

FILLING:

15 oz. ricotta cheese
1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. rum
2 tbsp. orange flavored liqueur
2 tbsp. chopped candied red cherries
1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate bits

Beat egg yolks and whole egg with 1 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until white and foamy. Bake in 12" round spring pan or 9"x13" pan lined with wax paper at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Cool.

FILLING: Cream ricotta cheese and sugar with electric mixer until very creamy (if too dry add some milk). Stir in liqueur, chopped cherries and chocolate bits. Chill 30 minutes.

Cut cake in 3 layers. Put bottom layer on serving plate. Sprinkle with some of the rum. Spread half of ricotta filling. Top with second cake layer. Repeat rum and ricotta filling. Cover and chill overnight. Frost with whipped cream or Dream Whip and serve.