Description
This French Vanilla Cake is a delightful dessert with a creamy frosting, mini chocolate chips, and crushed cannoli shells!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box french vanilla cake mix
- 1 cup milk
- 2 sticks of butter (divided)
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
- 8 oz of mascarpone
- 1/2 cup of ricotta
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup of heavy cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- Mini chocolate chips
- Crushed waffle cones or cannoli shells
Instructions
- In a bowl add cake mix (disregard box directions), 1 stick of butter melted, milk, cinnamon, eggs, and blend until combined.
- Spray a 9 x13 with nonstick spray or grease with butter. Bake at 350°F for 28 minutes.
- Mix together sweetened condensed milk with 1 tsp of cocoa powder and whisk.
- As soon as you remove cake from oven poke holes 3/4 of the way through with the back of a wooden spoon. Pour the milk mixture over the top of the cake then sprinkle over a handful of mini chocolate chips.
- Cover and refrigerate a couple hours before frosting.
- To make the frosting blend mascarpone & 1 stick of softened butter for a few minutes, add ricotta & vanilla and blend another couple minutes, then add heavy cream and blend another couple minutes. Slowly add in powdered sugar and blend!
- Frost the cake after a couple hours and top with more mini chocolate chips & crushed of waffle cones or cannoli shells!
Notes
- Make sure the cake is fully cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
- For extra flavor, try adding a splash of almond extract.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice