Cannoli cake recipes: 59 photos

Cannoli Cake

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Inspired by a classic Italian dessert, vanilla sponge cake is frosted with amaretto ricotta frosting and topped with pistachios and chocolate chips.
Traditional cannolis have a simple filling of ricotta (or mascarpone), sugar, and sometimes vanilla extract. Here are a few common additions and variations: Chocolate chips or candied fruits add welcome bursts of sweetness to the filling or the shell.
Cannoli is traditionally made with ricotta, but some people prefer mascarpone. It simply depends on your personal preference.
Filled with layers of cannoli filling, topped with a mini cannoli, pistachios, and chocolate sauce with a chocolate chip crust.
Most of them seemed to revolve around the concept of making the cake layers from a roll-out, honey flavored, soft cookie dough, and filled with a lightly sweetened sour cream frosting. Some variations called for pourable cake batters to make the layers, and a few had a dulce de leche based frosting.
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