Cannoli Cake Recipe

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips
• 10 cherries (halved)
• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup chopped pistachio nut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 melt the margarine for the crust and mix with the rest of the crust ingredients. press into a 9 x 12-inch greased baking pan. with a hand mixer, beat on high the 2 egg whites and 1/2 cup sugar until foamy.
• 3 add 4 cups ricotta and beat until smooth. beat on low the 1/4 tsp lemon extract and 1/4 tsp vanilla. fold in the 1/2 cup chocolate chips with a spoon.
• 4 place alternately the 1/4 cups chocolate chips and 10 halved cherries as a decoration on top.
• 5 put the filling over the crust and bake 30 minutes in a 350°f oven.