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A luscious, chocolate-studded cannoli filling separates the tender vanilla layers of this rich cake, which starts with a package mix. It’s best when served well chilled.—Antoinette Owens, Ridgefield, Connecticut
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Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 591 calories, 37 g fat (15 g saturated fat), 116 mg cholesterol, 367 mg sodium, 54 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 12 g protein.
Originally published as Marvelous Cannoli Cake in Silver Dollar City
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Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2012 by littlelady88207
Made this yesterday. It is gone today!The box cake especially good.. The filling came out perfect great almond flavor the rum hardly noticeable.. The frosting was runny and needed extra sugar. Extra frosting going on cupcakes, Yummy cake.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2012 by jkottra
Turned out great. My 12 year made it by herself, mostly. I would thicken the frosting a bit with more powdered sugar and hold back a bit on the rum extract, but otherwise a great cake.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2012 by Sparkei49
What a wonderful cake!!!! My Italian friend made me an honorary Italian after tasting it!!!
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2012 by jdep6105
This cake is so good I can't find the words to describe it......
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2012 by Fruitfulfarmin
I made this cake for an Italian friend for Christmas & she & everyone else loved it. I did a few things differently than the recipe. First, I used a good French vanilla cake recipe & made that from scratch(cooks.com?). It was easy & the taste was fantastic. It's odd that TOH would recommend a mix. Second, I backed off the cinnamon. Like other reviewers, I thought I'd add more if necessary(I used @half of what it called for in the recipe.)Third, I used cream cheese instead of mascarpone. The Italian friend says she does that all the time, plus it saved me some $. I had never had a cake like this & I was wary of all the flavors. What a pleasant surprise! The only problem I had was not indulging myself at 2am with this scrumptious cannoli cake. It wasn't overly sweet but it was still very rich.
I made this cake for an Italian friend for Christmas & she & everyone else loved it. I did a few things differently than the recipe. First, I used a good French vanilla cake recipe & made that from scratch(cooks.com?). It was easy & the taste was fantastic. It's odd that TOH would recommend a mix. Second, I backed off the cinnamon. Like other reviewers, I thought I'd add more if necessary(I used @half of what it called for in the recipe.)
Third, I used cream cheese instead of mascarpone. The Italian friend says she does that all the time, plus it saved me some $. I had never had a cake like this & I was wary of all the flavors. What a pleasant surprise! The only problem I had was not indulging myself at 2am with this scrumptious cannoli cake. It wasn't overly sweet but it was still very rich.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2012 by angelgooroo
This cannoli cake was a winner w my whole extended family! A couple things I would do different... 2 TBS of almond extract was way too overpowering. I had extra Ricotta so I remade the filling using only 1/2 tsp of almond extract. Also, I should have sifted the confectioners sugar before adding it for the filling also.. it was a little too lumpy. With those changes, I will definitely make this again! Also, I made it the night before I needed it, and the cake was nice and firm the next day. LOVE THIS!
Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2012 by warrenbaker
this is my second cake that I've made. I love this recipe. It is quite impressive to make and so very delicious. Thanks for sharing this yummy cake recipe. Rockland Baker.
Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2012 by megantyler
Made this for Christmas. No one liked it. Threw it in the garbage. It looked so pretty. What a shame.
Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2012 by cwkling
this is fabulous, its everything and more
Reviewed on Jan. 05, 2012 by snbard
Excellent cake, made it for a co-worker's b-day and it was gone in 45 minutes!!! Had to add lots of extra powdered sugar to the frosting (16 oz bag minus the 1/2 c. used for the filling). I also piped a shell border and edge, Overall MARVELOUS cake, will definitelymake again!!
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