Easy Cannoli Cake
I needed to identify this cannoli cake recipe “easy cannoli cake” simply due to the fact that’s precisely what it is! There is now not any baking concerned because it makes use of store-bought pound cake and there are in simple terms six ingredients!
My mother made a cake same to this one a couple of occasions throughout my childhood. I requested her the position she got the recipe from but, alas, it's misplaced to time! Her model used one small pre-made pound cake, which was sliced into three horizontal layers. The cannoli cream was layered in between, after which the general factor was coated in ganache. I even have fond tales of that cake! But, once I tried to recreate it now, I had problem with the layers sliding throughout the location and it was just somewhat bit of a mess.
So, the reply was to simply gather the cake internal an 8 x 8 inch pan. No worrying in regards to the cake maintaining together. Besides being actually simple to assemble, this cake travels actually well, all you would like is so as to feature a disguise or some plastic wrap to the upper of the dish. So here is the suited dessert to take to dinner events and potlucks!
This publish comprises affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you make a acquire by the link, it won’t fee you further but I would possibly earn a small commission. I in simple terms suggest merchandise that I personally use and love!
EASY CANNOLI CAKE INGREDIENTS
Easy Cannoli Cake Ingredients
There are in simple terms six ingredients: shop sold frozen pound cake, ricotta cheese (I like utilizing complete milk ricotta), mini chocolate chips, heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
WHAT KIND OF POUND CAKE SHOULD I USE FOR EASY CANNOLI CAKE?
I used the “family size” 16 oz. Sara Lee frozen pound cake, and had just somewhat bit left over. If you can’t discover the household dimension one, you possibly can simply use NULL standard sized (10.75 oz.) frozen pound cakes; you'll possibly stop up utilizing about 1 and a half of these in total.
Or, you possibly too can buy a pound cake within the bakery phase of the grocery shop or make your own. You will simply need about 12 oz. of cake in total, but it’s possibly safer to acquire or make just somewhat further simply if your cake is denser otherwise you cut your slices somewhat thicker than I did. If you don’t buy a frozen cake, simply make certain to stay your cake within the freezer proper if you bounce the recipe, when you're in a position to slice the pound cake it'll be simpler to make thinner, purifier slices.
HOW TO MAKE EASY CANNOLI CAKE
Here is the gradually breakdown of how you possibly can make Easy Cannoli Cake:
PRE-STEP: PLACE POUND CAKE IN THE FREEZER
If your pound cake isn’t already frozen, location it within the freezer now so it'll be simpler to slice when the time comes!
STEP ONE: MAKE THE GANACHE
This is the 1st step so it has time to cool down within the fridge earlier than you must upper the cake with it. I desire to make use of the microwave to warmth the cream, here is simpler to me than utilizing a separate saucepan.
First, pour half of the heavy cream (one cup) appropriate into a microwave secure bowl. Microwave on excessive for 90 seconds. The cream must be hot and in simple terms somewhat steamy. Remove it from the microwave and pour in 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips.
Adding Chocolate Chips to Heavy Cream to Make Ganache
Let sit for about 2 minutes, then stir till the chocolate is all melted and mixed with the cream. If it’s now not coming collectively even after stirring for a minute or two, you possibly can placed the combination once more within the microwave for 15 seconds and stir again. Repeat till the combination is smooth. It will bounce out watching like this:
Stirring Ganache
And will stop up like this:
Finished Stirring Ganache
Place ganache within the refrigerator whereas you prep the special steps.
STEP TWO: MAKE THE CANNOLI FILLING
Add the ricotta, powdered sugar, and vanilla appropriate into a medium bowl. Use a whisk to destroy up the ricotta and combine the meals till they're smooth.
Stirring Cannoli Filling
After it’s mixed it'll appear like this:
Cannoli Filling Ready for Chocolate Chips
Dump in a half cup of mini chocolate chips and stir to combine.
Cannoli Filling with Chocolate Chips Added
Set apart the ricotta combination for a minute. Time to make whipped cream! As you would possibly recognise from my Almond Raspberry Ricotta Parfaits recipe and Strawberry Shortcake Mug Cake recipe, I actually like utilizing the stick blender to make small quantities of whipped cream. I simply discover it to be a actually simple and green technique to whip one cup or a absolutely stable deal less of heavy cream.
Whipping Cream with Stick Blender
So, within the event you've got a stick (immersion) blender, pour the remainder 1 cup of heavy cream appropriate into a tall, straight-sided jar. I used a quart-sized canning jar. Blitz your cream till you get stiff peaks. This must in simple terms take a minute or two. Stiff peaks means the whipped cream is agency and doesn’t stoop down on itself if you select up your blender from the cream. If you don’t have a stick blender, you possibly can use a mini meals processor or electrical hand-held beaters.
Adding Whipped Cream into Cannoli Filling
Now gently fold half of the whipped cream into the ricotta combination utilizing a enormous spoon or rubber spatula. Once the primary half is incorporated, gently fold within the moment half of the whipped cream. Once you're performed folding within the whipped cream it must appear like this:
Folding Whipped Cream into Cannoli Filling
STEP THREE: SLICE THE POUND CAKE
Now it’s time to retrieve your pound cake from the freezer. Using a serrated knife, slice the pound cake into 1/4 inch slices. With the 16 oz. household dimension Sara Lee pound cake, you'll desire a complete of 24 slices (8 per layer occasions three layers).
If you're utilizing a special dimension or kind of cake, you'll possibly need further or a absolutely stable deal less slices for the reason that dimensions of your cake will possibly be different. If you assume you'll have leftovers and don’t desire to slice the general pound cake, you possibly can slice some and lay out your first layer within the pan to see what number of you'll must disguise the bottom. Then simply multiply that quantity by three, since there are three complete layers of pound cake.
Pound Cake Sliced on Cutting Board
This is how a lot I had left over from the household dimension cake (the chew at the backside right)
Using a well serrated knife is actually handy in getting thin, blank slices. I’m utilizing this Wustof Classic Bread Knife. After years of utilizing low price serrated knives, I lastly sold this well high caliber knife and I desire I had performed it sooner! The knife blade is well and lengthy so which you simply possibly can cut by an general spherical loaf of bread in a single delicate motion. And it’s actually sharp so it makes blank cuts, even on actually difficult sourdough. I incredibly suggest it!
STEP FOUR: ASSEMBLY
Now that you've got all of your components, it’s time to lay all of it together! Lay out your first layer of pound cake into the backside of an 8 x 8 inch pan. I’m utilizing my favourite Anchor Hocking glass pan; it’s the greatest as it comes with a clear lid so which you simply possibly can see what’s internal the dish (this is splendid within the event you're anxious you're about to smash your dessert as you location the lid on!).
FITTING THE POUND CAKE PIECES IN THE PAN
Because of the dimension of the pound cake I’m using, the items overlapped within the pan in simple terms a tiny bit. If you needed to, you might trim the items so they fit perfectly but I simply don’t have the endurance for that. So I tiled them in after which gently pressed them down to cut back any house underneath.
Gently Pressing First Layer of Pound Cake in Pan
If you're utilizing a special dimension pound cake and your items slot in perfectly, you don’t ought to do that step. Or, you would possibly stop up desiring to chop some items to get an even layer at the bottom. It doesn’t topic what the format appears like, as lengthy as you've got the backside covered.
BUILD THE LAYERS (AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO GAPS!)
After you've got your first layer of cake down, upload half of the cannoli filling and unfold it frivolously over the cake layer.
Spreading First Layer of Cannoli Filling
Then upload the subsequent layer of cake items on top. If you notice any gaps among your cake and the filling below, once more gently press the cake down so the cake and filling bond together. If you're utilizing a pan that isn’t glass so which you simply can’t see any energy gaps, simply supply the corners a delicate press down for well measure.
Gap in among Pound Cake and Filling
See the little house among the cake and filling within the corner?
Closed Gap in among Pound Cake and Filling
Just press the cake down and near the hole like this!
Now simply repeat the activity with the moment half of the filling and the remainder layer of cake. After you've got all of your cake and filling layers done, it’s time for ganache!
POUR THE GANACHE AND DECORATE WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS
Get your ganache from the fridge. By this time it shouldn’t be warm anymore. It’s ok if it’s now not absolutely cool, circular room temperature is fine. Give it a well stir to make certain it’s smooth, and pour all of it over the upper of the remainder cake layer.
Pouring Ganache Over Cannoli Cake
Smooth the filling out with a enormous spoon or rubber spatula if necessary. Then sprinkle over as plenty of the remainder mini chocolate chips over the upper as you like.
Sprinkling Chocolate Chips on upper of Easy Cannoli Cake
Then location within the fridge for at the very least three hours, this provides the cake and filling time to bond collectively and the upper to set, so it'll reside collectively in well items if you cut it. I would advise now not to disguise the pan for about fifteen minutes if you first location it within the fridge. This will supply the filling time to arrange somewhat so if you do upload a disguise it'll be a lot a absolutely stable deal less possibly to stick.
Top of Easy Cannoli Cake
To of the cake with plenty of mini chocolate chips!
I hope your pals and household take pleasure in this simple cannoli cake as a lot as we do. If you would like one other simple potluck dessert, examine out my recipe for Mocha Oreo No Bake Dessert!
Easy Cannoli Cake Pin
EASY CANNOLI CAKE
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5 from 10 reviews
Author: Kate Prep Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 3 hours 25 minutes Yield: 9 servings 1x Category: dessert Method: no bake Cuisine: American
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A cannoli cake recipe made in a baking pan, so it’s simple to take to dinner events and potlucks! Plus, it couldn’t be simpler as it makes use of store-bought pound cake, and in simple terms 6 meals in total!
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INGREDIENTS
1 16 oz. “family size” shop sold frozen pound cake (see notes)
1 15 oz. container complete milk ricotta cheese
1 12 oz. bag mini chocolate chips, divided
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. heavy whipping cream, divided
3/4 c. powdered sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
If your cake isn’t frozen, location within the freezer.
Place 1 cup of the heavy whipping cream in a medium microwave-safe bowl and warmth on excessive for 90 seconds. Add 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips. Let sit for NULL minutes after which stir till the chocolate is all melted and the combination is smooth. If the chocolate isn’t melting all of the manner after stirring, microwave the combination in 15 moment increments till smooth, stirring in between. Place within the refrigerator.
Place the ricotta cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Whisk till mixed and smooth. Add 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips and stir to combine.
Using an immersion blender or hand beaters, beat the remainder 1 cup of heavy whipping cream to stiff peaks. (If you're utilizing an immersion blender, location the cream in a tall-sided container.) Add half of the whipped cream to the ricotta combination and gently fold in. Then fold within the remainder whipped cream. Set cannoli filling aside.
Cut the frozen pound cake into 1/4 inch slices utilizing a serrated knife. Layer a few of the cake items into an 8 x 8 inch pan so the backside is solely included in a single layer of cake. Depending at the dimension and form of the cake pieces, you would possibly must trim a few of the items to fit. It’s ok if the items overlap slightly. If they do, supply them a gently press down into the pan.
Add half of the cannoli filling on upper of the backside cake layer and unfold it so the filling is even. Add one other layer of cake to the top. If you notice gaps among the filling and upper layer of cake, gently press the cake items down so the cake adheres to the filling underneath. (If you're utilizing an opaque baking pan and can’t see the layers at the side, gently press the corners down simply in case!)
Repeat this activity by including the remainder filling and one further layer of cake on top.
Retrieve the ganache from the fridge and stir till smooth. Pour all of the ganache over the upper and delicate out with a spoon if necessary. Top with as plenty of the remainder mini chocolate chips as you like. Place within the fridge for a minimal of three hours. Cover the cake after it's been within the fridge for 15 minutes; this permits the ganache to agency up so the disguise might be a absolutely stable deal less possibly to stick.
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My mother made a cake same to this one a couple of occasions throughout my childhood. I requested her the position she got the recipe from but, alas, it's misplaced to time! Her model used one small pre-made pound cake, which was sliced into three horizontal layers. The cannoli cream was layered in between, after which the general factor was coated in ganache. I even have fond tales of that cake! But, once I tried to recreate it now, I had problem with the layers sliding throughout the location and it was just somewhat bit of a mess.
So, the reply was to simply gather the cake internal an 8 x 8 inch pan. No worrying in regards to the cake maintaining together. Besides being actually simple to assemble, this cake travels actually well, all you would like is so as to feature a disguise or some plastic wrap to the upper of the dish. So here is the suited dessert to take to dinner events and potlucks!
This publish comprises affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you make a acquire by the link, it won’t fee you further but I would possibly earn a small commission. I in simple terms suggest merchandise that I personally use and love!
EASY CANNOLI CAKE INGREDIENTS
Easy Cannoli Cake Ingredients
There are in simple terms six ingredients: shop sold frozen pound cake, ricotta cheese (I like utilizing complete milk ricotta), mini chocolate chips, heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
WHAT KIND OF POUND CAKE SHOULD I USE FOR EASY CANNOLI CAKE?
I used the “family size” 16 oz. Sara Lee frozen pound cake, and had just somewhat bit left over. If you can’t discover the household dimension one, you possibly can simply use NULL standard sized (10.75 oz.) frozen pound cakes; you'll possibly stop up utilizing about 1 and a half of these in total.
Or, you possibly too can buy a pound cake within the bakery phase of the grocery shop or make your own. You will simply need about 12 oz. of cake in total, but it’s possibly safer to acquire or make just somewhat further simply if your cake is denser otherwise you cut your slices somewhat thicker than I did. If you don’t buy a frozen cake, simply make certain to stay your cake within the freezer proper if you bounce the recipe, when you're in a position to slice the pound cake it'll be simpler to make thinner, purifier slices.
HOW TO MAKE EASY CANNOLI CAKE
Here is the gradually breakdown of how you possibly can make Easy Cannoli Cake:
PRE-STEP: PLACE POUND CAKE IN THE FREEZER
If your pound cake isn’t already frozen, location it within the freezer now so it'll be simpler to slice when the time comes!
STEP ONE: MAKE THE GANACHE
This is the 1st step so it has time to cool down within the fridge earlier than you must upper the cake with it. I desire to make use of the microwave to warmth the cream, here is simpler to me than utilizing a separate saucepan.
First, pour half of the heavy cream (one cup) appropriate into a microwave secure bowl. Microwave on excessive for 90 seconds. The cream must be hot and in simple terms somewhat steamy. Remove it from the microwave and pour in 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips.
Adding Chocolate Chips to Heavy Cream to Make Ganache
Let sit for about 2 minutes, then stir till the chocolate is all melted and mixed with the cream. If it’s now not coming collectively even after stirring for a minute or two, you possibly can placed the combination once more within the microwave for 15 seconds and stir again. Repeat till the combination is smooth. It will bounce out watching like this:
Stirring Ganache
And will stop up like this:
Finished Stirring Ganache
Place ganache within the refrigerator whereas you prep the special steps.
STEP TWO: MAKE THE CANNOLI FILLING
Add the ricotta, powdered sugar, and vanilla appropriate into a medium bowl. Use a whisk to destroy up the ricotta and combine the meals till they're smooth.
Stirring Cannoli Filling
After it’s mixed it'll appear like this:
Cannoli Filling Ready for Chocolate Chips
Dump in a half cup of mini chocolate chips and stir to combine.
Cannoli Filling with Chocolate Chips Added
Set apart the ricotta combination for a minute. Time to make whipped cream! As you would possibly recognise from my Almond Raspberry Ricotta Parfaits recipe and Strawberry Shortcake Mug Cake recipe, I actually like utilizing the stick blender to make small quantities of whipped cream. I simply discover it to be a actually simple and green technique to whip one cup or a absolutely stable deal less of heavy cream.
Whipping Cream with Stick Blender
So, within the event you've got a stick (immersion) blender, pour the remainder 1 cup of heavy cream appropriate into a tall, straight-sided jar. I used a quart-sized canning jar. Blitz your cream till you get stiff peaks. This must in simple terms take a minute or two. Stiff peaks means the whipped cream is agency and doesn’t stoop down on itself if you select up your blender from the cream. If you don’t have a stick blender, you possibly can use a mini meals processor or electrical hand-held beaters.
Adding Whipped Cream into Cannoli Filling
Now gently fold half of the whipped cream into the ricotta combination utilizing a enormous spoon or rubber spatula. Once the primary half is incorporated, gently fold within the moment half of the whipped cream. Once you're performed folding within the whipped cream it must appear like this:
Folding Whipped Cream into Cannoli Filling
STEP THREE: SLICE THE POUND CAKE
Now it’s time to retrieve your pound cake from the freezer. Using a serrated knife, slice the pound cake into 1/4 inch slices. With the 16 oz. household dimension Sara Lee pound cake, you'll desire a complete of 24 slices (8 per layer occasions three layers).
If you're utilizing a special dimension or kind of cake, you'll possibly need further or a absolutely stable deal less slices for the reason that dimensions of your cake will possibly be different. If you assume you'll have leftovers and don’t desire to slice the general pound cake, you possibly can slice some and lay out your first layer within the pan to see what number of you'll must disguise the bottom. Then simply multiply that quantity by three, since there are three complete layers of pound cake.
Pound Cake Sliced on Cutting Board
This is how a lot I had left over from the household dimension cake (the chew at the backside right)
Using a well serrated knife is actually handy in getting thin, blank slices. I’m utilizing this Wustof Classic Bread Knife. After years of utilizing low price serrated knives, I lastly sold this well high caliber knife and I desire I had performed it sooner! The knife blade is well and lengthy so which you simply possibly can cut by an general spherical loaf of bread in a single delicate motion. And it’s actually sharp so it makes blank cuts, even on actually difficult sourdough. I incredibly suggest it!
STEP FOUR: ASSEMBLY
Now that you've got all of your components, it’s time to lay all of it together! Lay out your first layer of pound cake into the backside of an 8 x 8 inch pan. I’m utilizing my favourite Anchor Hocking glass pan; it’s the greatest as it comes with a clear lid so which you simply possibly can see what’s internal the dish (this is splendid within the event you're anxious you're about to smash your dessert as you location the lid on!).
FITTING THE POUND CAKE PIECES IN THE PAN
Because of the dimension of the pound cake I’m using, the items overlapped within the pan in simple terms a tiny bit. If you needed to, you might trim the items so they fit perfectly but I simply don’t have the endurance for that. So I tiled them in after which gently pressed them down to cut back any house underneath.
Gently Pressing First Layer of Pound Cake in Pan
If you're utilizing a special dimension pound cake and your items slot in perfectly, you don’t ought to do that step. Or, you would possibly stop up desiring to chop some items to get an even layer at the bottom. It doesn’t topic what the format appears like, as lengthy as you've got the backside covered.
BUILD THE LAYERS (AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO GAPS!)
After you've got your first layer of cake down, upload half of the cannoli filling and unfold it frivolously over the cake layer.
Spreading First Layer of Cannoli Filling
Then upload the subsequent layer of cake items on top. If you notice any gaps among your cake and the filling below, once more gently press the cake down so the cake and filling bond together. If you're utilizing a pan that isn’t glass so which you simply can’t see any energy gaps, simply supply the corners a delicate press down for well measure.
Gap in among Pound Cake and Filling
See the little house among the cake and filling within the corner?
Closed Gap in among Pound Cake and Filling
Just press the cake down and near the hole like this!
Now simply repeat the activity with the moment half of the filling and the remainder layer of cake. After you've got all of your cake and filling layers done, it’s time for ganache!
POUR THE GANACHE AND DECORATE WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS
Get your ganache from the fridge. By this time it shouldn’t be warm anymore. It’s ok if it’s now not absolutely cool, circular room temperature is fine. Give it a well stir to make certain it’s smooth, and pour all of it over the upper of the remainder cake layer.
Pouring Ganache Over Cannoli Cake
Smooth the filling out with a enormous spoon or rubber spatula if necessary. Then sprinkle over as plenty of the remainder mini chocolate chips over the upper as you like.
Sprinkling Chocolate Chips on upper of Easy Cannoli Cake
Then location within the fridge for at the very least three hours, this provides the cake and filling time to bond collectively and the upper to set, so it'll reside collectively in well items if you cut it. I would advise now not to disguise the pan for about fifteen minutes if you first location it within the fridge. This will supply the filling time to arrange somewhat so if you do upload a disguise it'll be a lot a absolutely stable deal less possibly to stick.
Top of Easy Cannoli Cake
To of the cake with plenty of mini chocolate chips!
I hope your pals and household take pleasure in this simple cannoli cake as a lot as we do. If you would like one other simple potluck dessert, examine out my recipe for Mocha Oreo No Bake Dessert!
Easy Cannoli Cake Pin
EASY CANNOLI CAKE
★★★★★
5 from 10 reviews
Author: Kate Prep Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 3 hours 25 minutes Yield: 9 servings 1x Category: dessert Method: no bake Cuisine: American
PIN
DESCRIPTION
A cannoli cake recipe made in a baking pan, so it’s simple to take to dinner events and potlucks! Plus, it couldn’t be simpler as it makes use of store-bought pound cake, and in simple terms 6 meals in total!
SCALE 1X2X3X
INGREDIENTS
1 16 oz. “family size” shop sold frozen pound cake (see notes)
1 15 oz. container complete milk ricotta cheese
1 12 oz. bag mini chocolate chips, divided
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. heavy whipping cream, divided
3/4 c. powdered sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
If your cake isn’t frozen, location within the freezer.
Place 1 cup of the heavy whipping cream in a medium microwave-safe bowl and warmth on excessive for 90 seconds. Add 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips. Let sit for NULL minutes after which stir till the chocolate is all melted and the combination is smooth. If the chocolate isn’t melting all of the manner after stirring, microwave the combination in 15 moment increments till smooth, stirring in between. Place within the refrigerator.
Place the ricotta cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Whisk till mixed and smooth. Add 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips and stir to combine.
Using an immersion blender or hand beaters, beat the remainder 1 cup of heavy whipping cream to stiff peaks. (If you're utilizing an immersion blender, location the cream in a tall-sided container.) Add half of the whipped cream to the ricotta combination and gently fold in. Then fold within the remainder whipped cream. Set cannoli filling aside.
Cut the frozen pound cake into 1/4 inch slices utilizing a serrated knife. Layer a few of the cake items into an 8 x 8 inch pan so the backside is solely included in a single layer of cake. Depending at the dimension and form of the cake pieces, you would possibly must trim a few of the items to fit. It’s ok if the items overlap slightly. If they do, supply them a gently press down into the pan.
Add half of the cannoli filling on upper of the backside cake layer and unfold it so the filling is even. Add one other layer of cake to the top. If you notice gaps among the filling and upper layer of cake, gently press the cake items down so the cake adheres to the filling underneath. (If you're utilizing an opaque baking pan and can’t see the layers at the side, gently press the corners down simply in case!)
Repeat this activity by including the remainder filling and one further layer of cake on top.
Retrieve the ganache from the fridge and stir till smooth. Pour all of the ganache over the upper and delicate out with a spoon if necessary. Top with as plenty of the remainder mini chocolate chips as you like. Place within the fridge for a minimal of three hours. Cover the cake after it's been within the fridge for 15 minutes; this permits the ganache to agency up so the disguise might be a absolutely stable deal less possibly to stick.
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