Cannoli Cupcakes
September 8, 2009 | Print | E-mail | Filed under chocolate, cupcakes, ricotta, vanilla
After making cannoli last week, there was no way I could just leave it at that; they were too good. Plus, I had a bunch of filling left over that I didn’t want to go to waste. The first idea I had was to use it in cupcakes, and let me tell you, it was the right thing to do. I made a very simple vanilla bean frosting to top them off, and people raved about them and the frosting in particular. They were definitely a big hit! Here’s what you’ll need:
Dry ingredients:
- 2 and 1/2 cups flour
- 2 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
Wet ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 Tbsp Marsala wine
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips
For the frosting:
- 1 and 1/2 sticks butter, softened
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp milk
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and line two muffin pans with cupcake wrappers. Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl.
In a different, larger bowl, mix together the butter, eggs, vanilla, Marsala wine, and milk. Also note that I need new mixing bowls, as evidenced by the huge chip in the side (I have no idea how that happened!).
Add in the ricotta cheese, orange zest, and powdered sugar. Mix in the dry ingredients, and then stir in the chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into cupcake liners, 24 in total. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the muffin pans to a cooling rack.
While the cupcakes are cooling, make the frosting. Cream the butter and shortening together, and then add in the vanilla extract. Gradually add in the powdered sugar. Mix in the milk, and then mix in the vanilla from the vanilla bean.
Frost the cupcakes once they have cooled completely, and top with additional chocolate chips if desired. Look at those lovely flecks of vanilla!
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September 8th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
this is what I am talking about! pastry shells no beuno for me…cupcakes…yes ma’am! love it!
September 8th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
YUM! Maybe you’ll need to make Cannoli Cookies next?
September 8th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Holy Cannoli! Are they filled with anything? These look to die for….just unsure if the will get the “cannoli” feel without that pastry shell! I will have to try to make them in order to find out!!
September 8th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
You are so smart!
September 8th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Wow – looks amazing. I love the flecks of vanilla bean in the frosting. Beautiful!
September 8th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
These are amazing!!! Everything looks so perfect! Wonderful creation.
September 8th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Oh yummy! These are perfect
September 9th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Love the idea! No wonder they were a big hit!
September 9th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Love your cupcakes. Actually love everything I looked at!
I am an upstate NY girl transplanted to VA. Nice to “run” into another NY girl.
September 9th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Omigosh. I love cannoli! I may just have to try these!
November 6th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
oh my goodness! that looks amazing! (drool drips from corner of mouth) i’m in heaven! delicous!
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:47 pm
wow I love cannoli. Thanks for the recipe.
January 7th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
I cannot wait to try this recipe, can I get the wine in any Liquor store?
January 8th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Sandra – you can actually get Marsala wine at the grocery store – it’ll be next to the cooking wines.
Enjoy!
January 23rd, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Made these today…delish! Thanks for the recipe!
March 11th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Does excluding the wine effect the flavor of the cupcake too much?
March 12th, 2010 at 10:11 am
Kristie – It’s just a hint of Marsala flavor, so you could certainly leave it out if you don’t like it. Enjoy!
May 18th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
We’ve been obsessed with cannoli-flavored anything these days! It started with a cannoli-flavored cheesecake in Fine Cooking last month. These are next on my list!
June 17th, 2010 at 10:49 am
I made these earlier this week for a group of people and they loved them! They were a huge hit, so thanks for making me look good
By the way, you can see how they turned out here: http://novicedomesticity.blogspot.com/2010/06/cannoli-cupcakes.html
July 13th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Just made these, and they were a big hit! We had to sub some high quality orange extract for the fresh zest, and I wouldn’t repeat that sub (maybe a drop of orange oil in a pinch instead), but otherwise they were awesome.
August 22nd, 2010 at 12:51 pm
I am going to make these today! Was thinking of making a chocolate ganache instead of frosting any thoughts?
August 22nd, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Charley – Sounds good; let me know how it turns out!
September 1st, 2010 at 1:55 pm
I made this recipe today but it did not work. All the chocolate chips sank to the bottom.
September 1st, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Lauren, I’m so sorry to hear that! Shoot me an e-mail and maybe I can help troubleshoot what went wrong!
November 19th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
try mini chips, lauren!
btw, does leaving out the orange zest, make a huge difference?
November 20th, 2010 at 11:09 am
Kat – You can leave out the orange zest if you want; it won’t affect the texture of the cupcakes. Good luck!
June 22nd, 2011 at 6:32 pm
I am a girl from upstate New York where Italian pastries are true Italian pastries.. However, I’ve since moved to the south, and the pastries around here aren’t so great.
This sounds fabulous!
I just told my boyfriend that I was craving a cannoli and he laughed. So joking I searched for recipes of cannoli cupcakes and BAM! here you are!
I will definitely be trying this very soon!!
Thank you so much for this!!
September 15th, 2011 at 3:30 pm
If you have an ice cream maker, you should try cannoli ice cream. Delish!