This cake is a great quick fix for all you cannoli lovers out there! It's also a great alternative to making the cannoli shells over a hot fryer! The bonus is still having these similar homemade flavors. Everything goes together so simple and has all our favorites in one cake! Thanks for stopping by, Ciao Claudia
My son loves cannoli's maybe you remember this post of his Upstate NY Style Cannoli?
Well today is my first born son, Chad's, 31st Birthday... It's so hard to believe it and strangely enough, I often wonder how I reached this age when I still feel his? Where does the time go, seriously!
Starting out I decided to make a marble cake first... since he likes both chocolate and vanilla.
Batter for Marble Cake
3/4 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 - 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. of almond extract
1 1/4 cups milk, half and half sour milk or buttermilk
1 cup of mini chocolate chip
1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
After cake is cooked brush with:
1/4 cup marsala wine mixed with 1 tablespoon of butter
* Note : Cannoli filling recipe to follow below make this while cake is baking and refrigerate till needed.
Mix the butter sugar together until light. Add flour, eggs,baking powder,baking soda, vanilla and milk. Beat till smooth, around three minutes, split batter into two bowls.
Add the unsweetened cocoa powder to one bowl mix well.
Grease a spring form pan, or you can use a bundt pan, a 13 x 9 sheet cake pan or two 8 inch pans using same method. Start with a small amount of vanilla cake batter on the bottom, add a dollop of chocolate batter in the center, swirl around with a knife. Do not stir. Bake at 350 for around 40 minutes till done, test with a toothpick if it comes out clean in the center. When cake comes out of the oven sprinkle with mini chips. Brush top of hot cake with melted butter and marsala wine.
Cannoli filling.
2 cups whole milk Ricotta or use Homemade Ricotta Recipe
1 teaspoon pure vanilla
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon quick cooking tapioca
dash of cinnamon
Mix all together.
Spread cannoli filling over cooled cake, brushed with marsala mixture . Top entire cake with whipped cream.
Optional: garnish with strawberries or other fresh fruit.
If making layers, spread filling between sliced layers, and proceed the same way.
Happy birthday to your son, dear.
ReplyDeleteThe cake you have prepared for him is absolutely amazing. I'm mouthwatering :D! Bye bye, have a great Sunday
happy birthday and happiness for your sun,claudia!the cake looks heavenly!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to Chad :) This is a great treat to celebrate the birthday ..looks so delicious!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to Chad... You really don't look like you have a 31year old son.
ReplyDeleteThat cake must be delicious and it looks fantastfic ;)
Happy birthday! I love this deconstructed cannoli cake!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your son! My hucsband loves cannoli's too. This cake will be perfect for his birthday later this month. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Chad!
ReplyDeleteThis is a cake that I will never make, because I can see myself eating it. When my wife and I were in Milan, we bought cannoli's from the street vendors and they were so good. Pistachio and mini chocolate chips were our favorites. See Claudia I do eat non-healthy once in a while.
Mmm, that cake does look de-licious!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you son.The cake must be delicious..
ReplyDeleteBye have a great Sunday.
I LOVE Cannolis!! This would make my day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your Son!
Happy birthday to Chad! Cannoli plus cake plus strawberries in the perfect summer celebration cake! Looks summer sensational!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Chad!!! Can't believe that you have a 31-year-old son!
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks really appealing and delectable!
Happy birthday to your son, this cake looks so good, I want a piece right now. Great alternative to making cannolis and perfect for the summer.
ReplyDeleteI want this for my birthday! Fantastic cake :)
ReplyDeleteAre you for hire.......
ReplyDeleteSomeday Chris and I will get married. I have a huge sicilian family and we all would just melt over your dishes!
Your photgraphy is amazing if I could only just reach in the monitor and grab a taste.........
Hi Claudia, It's amazing how time flies! My oldest will be 30 next year. Your cannoli cake is a great alternative to messing with the cannoli shells. Keeping this one for sure!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Chad! Tell him to save me a piece of cake - Haha - looks heavenly!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your dear son...while I drool over these cakes!! I'm so ready for a bite of anyone cake, right now!! Hugs. FABBY
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your son! What a yummy cake!
ReplyDeleteI'm in love with this cake. I love cannolis. I never knew there was tappioca in the filling!! YUM!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to Chad! Love the idea of turning cannolis into cake, definitely easier than frying up shells. My favorite part is the filling anyway, hehe.
ReplyDeleteClaudia...this idea is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteOh, how I would love a piece of that celebratory cake right now, especially since the afternoons always brings on the need for sweets ;o)
Happy belated B-Day Chad ;)
Ciao for now,
Claudia
Happy Birthday to Chad!
ReplyDeleteI don't have marsala wine...what can I use to replace that?
Happy birthday Chad! Any birthday celebrant would be happy if he had a cake like this. Love the marble cake. Love the filling even more.
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative idea! Hope you all had a great day :)
ReplyDeleteYUM! Sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteOh, my! This looks delicious. Hope you had a festive time!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! This looks so good! Hope it was a great birthday!
ReplyDeleteWow! That looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your son! I have never actually had a cannoli, but have always wanted to. Your cake looks delish!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Chad! Claudia, you are such a good mom! That cake looks delish! : )
ReplyDeleteI wish Chad had shared that delicious cake with us. I have a feeling, I could eat several pieces.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Chad.
Happy birthday! Lovely recipe!
ReplyDeletebarbara
The cake plus Cannoli idea is simply Genius! Chad is the lucky recipient here, I envy him--Buzz
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Chad! That cake looks so delicious and unique!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like an excellent birthday cake! Happy birthday to your son!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Chad!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cake!
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Hoping Chad is having a fantastic birthday...but how can he not with lovely treats like this. You've just made my husband feel like a birthday boy too. He loves this!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! One of my favorite cakes. I am addicted to the one Vacarro's serves up in Baltimore, now I can make my own at home. Can't wait to give this a try. And I love cakes that can stay in the pan you baked it in!!!
ReplyDeleteC'mon, you have a son 31..no way!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't give you more than 31, I thought you are my age, and I turned 31 in Feb.:))) really you look so young..
Your Cannoli look and sound like dessert that I would enjoy it very much..I love this recipe Claudia!!
Oh, Claudia!! This cake looks fabulous!!! What a great treat for your son~
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to get that lovely cannoli flavor the easy way. :) This looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteHope Chad had a wonderful birthday. He surely had a yummy cake!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Chad! My daughter is 30 and you do just wonder where the time goes! Claudia, when I read this recipe, I felt that you are truly the queen of Italian desserts!
ReplyDeleteA very Happy Belated Birthday to Chad! Wow this is such a great idea for a cake...just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDear Claudia, Happy Birthday to your son! This is a beautiful cake for him. I am sure he was in bliss with this cake. I am glad that you still feel your sons age. I love the saying, "if you didn't know how old you were, how old would you be". Your cooking buddy, Catherine xo
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated B-day to your son. How lucky is he to have a mom that makes him treats like this? Very indeed! Thanks for participating in the YBR & Have a great weekend !
ReplyDeleteA fantastic canoli is my favorite dessert. Ok, maybe one of my favorites because I am a true Tiramisu enthusiast. My mom used to make me a marble cake for my birthdays. This really takes me back. Thanks for sharing this great recipe!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, this looks insanely delicious! I've never made a cannoli before, but I sure do want one now. I think making a cake is a better idea though! :) It looks amazing, I love your presentation.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Chad! The cake looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteI always, always asked for marble cake as my birthday cake, so I love that it's your base here! The cannoli topping sounds amazing :)
ReplyDeleteI really want some of this--love that you used marble cake as the base. Looks like a perfect solution for getting the flavor of cannoli without the hassle of making all the shells.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your son Chad, Claudia!! I know what you mean about the time flying. My oldest is closing in on 26 and I could swear it was just a little bit ago that I was holding a tiny curly headed baby. Now he is grown and married with 3 kids of his own and another on the way.
ReplyDeleteON topic... I want this cake. Right now. In my tummy :-D
I've never heard of canoli cake,but I like that idea!
ReplyDeleteThis might be the birthday cake I make for hubby this year.
ReplyDeleteYumy
ReplyDeleteDid I miss how to use that quick cooking tapioca?
ReplyDeleteits just all mixed together the filling ingredients until smooth. Don't beat it just stir.
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