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Cannoli Cake

A vanilla poke cake is topped with a mascarpone ricotta frosting and mini chocolate chips in this easy Cannoli Cake recipe. It tastes just like cannoli filling!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time28 minutes
Chill Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 48 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cannoli cake
Servings: 12 slices

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE

  • 1 box French vanilla cake mix
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup mini chocolate chips

FOR THE FROSTING

  • 8 ounces mascarpone
  • ½ cup butter softened to room temp
  • ½ cup ricotta
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ cup cold heavy whipping cream
  • 1¼ cups cup powdered sugar
  • crushed waffle cones or crushed cannoli shells for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick spray or grease with butter.
  • (Ignore cake box directions.) To a large mixing bowl, add the French vanilla cake mix, whole milk, melted butter, large eggs, and cinnamon. Blend until thoroughly combined.
  • Transfer batter to the prepared casserole dish in an even layer and bake for 28 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
  • Remove cake from oven and poke holes 3/4 of the way through with the back of a wooden spoon.
  • Mix together sweetened condensed milk and unsweetened cocoa powder. Pour the sweetened milk mixture over the top of the cake, making sure it gets into the holes.
  • Sprinkle mini chocolate chips over the top.
  • Cover and refrigerate for several hours before frosting.
  • To make the frosting: Blend mascarpone & softened butter until just combined. Then add in the ricotta and vanilla and blend until combined. Then blend in cold heavy whipping cream until you get stiff peaks. Slowly add in the powdered sugar and blend. (If the mixture is too firm, you can blend in a bit more cream. If it's too thin, add in a bit more powdered sugar. NOTE, this frosting tends to have a thinner consistency.)
  • Frost the cake and top with more mini chocolate chips & crushed up waffle cones or cannoli shells! Serve and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 599kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 511mg | Potassium: 220mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 1054IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 282mg | Iron: 1mg