This looks so delicious! My husband loves cannolis, but I don’t particularly enjoy frying the shells — this might be a *very* nice compromise! (Oh, and — the combo of ricotta, Frangelico, and Nutella sounds GREAT.)

The Godfather is one of my favorite movies! Love the cake- Cannoli+Cake seems like best of both worlds!

I’m in love with that filling! Grand Marnier and Frangelico? That’s got to be divine.

That looks entirely too delicious. I’m sure I could eat the filling on its own! (Not a big Godfather fan–but I’m sure I’d love this).

Yeah I look at the filling ingredients and collapse! Wow that must be good! Look lush.

I just burst out laughing so hard! I love that movie and that line is one of my favourites from it. This cake looks so good and I think I’ll be making it really soon.

Yummy! great cake…great movie!

Wow, that cake looks delicious! Definitely something for me… Yummy!

Cheers,

Rosa

I am not a fan of canoli all that much…but I love canoli inspired cakes. This one looks absoulutely yummy!
GO FLAMES!!!!

Beautiful cake.
I have bookmarked to make them.

Not a big fan of cannoli either, but I’ve never met a cake I didn’t like! Nice to meet you cannoli cake!

this sounds just as delicious as a cannoli!

I feel the same way about cannoli.. like it, but nothing I crave. And you have to find really good cannoli - because there are so many, really bad cannoli out there.

W, on the other hand, loves cannoli - so this, my dear, might be a perfect birthday cake for him! Yay!

xoxoxo

I think I’ve had just one cannoli in my life, and like you liked it, but didn’t LOVE it. This recipe looks like a better then good substitute!

Ah yes, ‘The Godfather’ is a movie classic!! EVERYONE should see it, at least once.

I too have never been a fan of cannoli; but that Cocoa Cannoli Cake looks like a wonderful treat!! And of COURSE your photographs make it look even more tantalizing, for sure.

Hooray for the return of Magazine Mondays!!! :0)

I have an emotional tie with cannoli. I had the best cannoli in Palermo, the city where my mother was born. Sponge cake is a staple in my home. My husband loves it - especially filled with pastry cream. Of course we have the DVD boxset of the Godfather. That ‘box of cannoli’ scene is memorable. This cannoli cakes looks divine! It absolutely will be in my repetoire of favourite cakes. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.
GO HABS!!

Lovely! Two months ago, I was obsessively looking for a cannoli cake recipe for the birthday of a cannoli-obsessed friend of mine. I should have just trusted my own creativity in using a filling recipe as a cake filling, but I caved and made a tiramisu cake instead. Next time, I am SO making this instead. Bookmarked!

Oh God, you made cannoli cake! So delicious; nice job!

WOW! I can’t wait to try this. It sounds and looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.

What a clever cake! The pictures are great–I love the light texture of sponge cake…and there’s nutella in the filling! This looks like such a winner.

This cake looks fabulous!I suppose you could substitute mascarpone for the cream cheese. Also, I am wondering if you could post the recipe for Cheese-Filled Tuiles with Nutella Drizzles? It certainly looks like a keeper, as does this cannoli cake. Thanks for sharing all these delicious gems.

This looks incredible - I LOVE Frangelico in desserts!

Wow, that looks great! I have a couple of friends who swoon over cannolis, they would love this!

Oh wow…I am drooling all over my keyboard!!

Not only does it look delicious, I actually think I could make it and love it. I’m thinking the filling looks like it would be like a mousse type consistency or is it creamier like cannoli?

This looks wonderful….and the nutella sold me! I have bookmarked this recipe to try in the future!

I love the name of the post, Ivonne!
And I have never heard of a cannoli cake. This looks super yummy!

I love your idea of magazine Mondays! I am doing a challenge of my own with my cookbooks– I’m picking one each month to focus on. I’m doing Barefoot In Paris this month, and it’s really challenged me to use recipes I might otherwise flip past.

This Cannoli Cake looks like such a tasty treat! I wonder if it could be adapted to cupcakes, too…

I lurk around and looove your blog. Later today I’m gonna give this post a shoutout on Sofachip. I think you do amazing things, I am always impressed and kind of, well, uplifted!

I’ll definitely take the cake over the cannoli!

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hmm, guess i’m in the minority here. i will ALWAYS take a cannoli over cake! but your’s looks delish … so i guess if i had to …

my husband has told me several times about the best cake he’s ever had…and it’s unfortunately not one i made for him!! it’s a cake with cannoli cream filling–like this! i will have to add yours to my “to make list.”

Oh boy, I’ve got a bottle of Frangelico just looking for something to do. I love cannoli, but then I was raised in an Italian neighborhood so that’s a given.

- Suzanne, the Farmer’s Wife

just to make sure i understand: it’s cannoli, AND it’s cake?

kill me now.

I love cannolis but have never made them myself…for some reason, I just have apprehensions about trying to make them. Now this cake on the other hand looks like it would handle the craving and spare me the shell-making! Looks awesome

As gorgeous as the cake looks, I adore cannoli so much…can I have both?

Hi, Ivonne,
I think you mentioned you have Sweet Maria’s cookie cookbook. Well, her cake cookbook has an awesome and very easy recipe for cannoli cake. If you’d like to compare these two cakes, let me know and I’ll send you her recipe! I plan to try the cannoli cake you’ve posted about so I can compare the two. Thanks for a great post!

I had a dream last night about cannoli!!! i think it was something about my little cousin sending me a box of them!! Very weird this looks amazing, haven’t had cannoli in almost 2 years and would LOVE one right now!!! YUM!!!

It’s been so long since I’ve even had cannoli - but I would love to have a slice of this cake right now!

This looks insanely good! I’m drooling! Can’t wait to make it — I don’t have a springform pan, do you think I could do it in 2 regular 9 inch cake pans?

Emily

I’m pretty darn attached to cannoli… go to Boston’s North End and you’ll fall in love with them.

But your cake looks pretty yummy too

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Amazing as every your recipe! I would have skip the cream cheese that we don’t use in the Italian cannoli, but I presume it serves to give a better texture to the filling.
By the way, I’ve just post something similar!!!

Mr.Tartelette just asked for cannoli…he’s getting this instead!! What a great cake!

I am a big fan of canolli and the godfather is my everlasting favorite movie. (I have the trilogies and I never be tired to watch), wonderful idea i bookmark this recipe

Definitely must try this!!!

That looks gorgeous. Could you pass me a slice? Please?
I love that movie too btw.

Holy Cannoli! I have been looking for a recipe for a cake that I found at Sam’s. It is basically the same cake you have here with white filling instead. I think it was from the Cheesecake Factory. Anyway. I am so happy to have found your recipe. Thank you. Just had to add you to my fav sites as there is so much I love on your site!

this looks great. thanks for posting!

[…] under: cake — stacielk @ 7:30 am Tags: cake, cannoli, nutella I got this cake recipe from Cream Puffs in Venice.  I unfortunately didn’t have the Grand Marnier or Frangelico (and didn’t want to run […]

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cake recipe looks great!
Best cannoli, Missouri Bakery, in St. Louis.
Hope this is as good!