Cannoli Cake
When you're looking for an easy to make Italian dessert nothing can compare to my Cannoli Cake. It's guaranteed to bring smiles to your table!
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Refrigerate2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 50 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 16
Calories: 465kcal
Yellow Layer Cake
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups whole milk
Cannoli Cream
- 16 oz ricotta cheese if it is wet, drain in a cheesecloth to remove the excess water
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup superfine sugar also known as caster sugar
- zest of one lemon
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips more if desired
Yellow Cake
Butter and flour the cake pans, and place a parchment circle in the bottom of each pan. Set the pans aside until needed.
In your mixer cream the softened butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each egg.
Mix in the Vanilla
In another bowl add the flour, salt and baking powder and blend together
Add the ⅓ of the flour to the creamed mixture alternating with the milk, continue until all the ingredients have been added.
Divide the mixture into three floured 9" cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center out clean.
Allow cakes to cool completely before adding cannoli cream.
Assembly
divide the cannoli filling into thirds and top each layer with one third of the cream.
Top the cannoli cake with mini chocolate chips.
Refrigerate for 2 hours before slicing
**Make sure that the ricotta is very dry. If there is too much liquid in the ricotta it the filling will be loose. If need be, drain the ricotta in a colander or a cheesecloth.
*The secret to perfect cannoli filling is using superfine (caster) sugar. Powdered sugar will make the mixture watery.
Do Not Overbeat the mixture, it will get looser, not thicker.
Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 647IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 149mg | Iron: 1mg