chocolate chip cannoli cupcakes

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84 Pinches
Cullowhee, NC
Updated on Feb 28, 2012

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Ingredients

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips (+ extra for decorating)
  • 1 box athens mini fillo shells (thawed)
  • FILLING:
  • 32 oz. packages ricotta cheese
  • 2 - 8 oz. packages cream cheese, room temperature
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • FROSTING:
  • 2 tablespoons meringue powder
  • 1/3 cup half & half
  • 1 pinch salt

How To Make chocolate chip cannoli cupcakes

  • Step 1
    Prepare cake batter as directed on box adding 1 C mini chocolate chips to batter. Bake & cool.
  • Step 2
    FILLING: Mix ricotta & cream Cheese, 2 C confectioners sugar, sugar, vanilla & lemon extract with a beater. Use a pastry bag to fill cooled cupcakes.
  • Step 3
    FROSTING: Combine remaining cannoli filling with additional 2 C confectioners sugar, 2 Tbsp meringue powder & creamer with salt dissolved in it. Beat until creamy.
  • Step 4
    Decorate the top of each cupcake with frosting, mini chocolate chips & a piece of the fillo shell (each shell can decorate approx. 3 cupcakes when broken).

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