Layered Cannoli Cake
This Layered Cannoli Cake Recipe is the best of two classic desserts: Cake and cannolis. This impressive dessert is extremely easy to make but everyone is going to think it took hours. With chocolate chips between the layers and more chips along the sides, this amazing cake will leave your guests impressed.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Decorating time30 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cannoli cake
Servings: 12
Cannoli Cake ingredients:
- 2 box of french vanilla cake mix
- 6 large eggs
- 2 C whole milk
- 1 C unsalted butter softened
- 3 9 inch round cake boards
- 3 10 inch round cake board
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cake pans with pam baking spray, set aside
Using a standing mixer or hand beater, beat until combined all cake ingredients
Divide the batter evenly between the three cake pans
Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes
Allow to cool completely
Mascarpone Cheese Frosting:
Using a standing mixer, beat the mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract together until combined.
Scoop 1 C of frosting into the piping bag
Building the cake
Remove cakes from cake pans and place onto cake boards
Using the cake leveler, remove the domes to make even layers
Using one of the layers, scoop about 1 C of frosting onto the top of the layer and spread evenly
Sprinkle ¼ C of mini chocolate chips
Place the second layer on top and repeat the previous steps
Place the last layer on top and frost entire cake
Using the remaining mini chocolate chips, coat entire sides of the cake
Place into the fridge to set
Chocolate Ganache
Heat the heavy whipping cream in a small pot until starts to boil
Pour the heavy whipping cream over the chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl
Allow to sit for a few minutes
Whisk until smooth
Pour into a squeeze bottle
Drizzle the ganache over the sides of the cake
Pipe dollops of frosting onto the top of the cake
Sprinkle a few mini chocolate chips onto the top of the cake and dollops of frosting
Place cannolis onto the dollops
Cut and serve
Enjoy!