Cannoli Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package cake mix
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup light cream
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 16 ounces cool whip, thawed

Recipe

• 1 add all ingredients together and (with kitchenaid) mix on low for 1 minute. scrape sides down. increase the speed to medium high and mix for another 4 minutes. should look well combined and fluffy.
• 2 grease & flour 2-9inch round pans and divide batter evenly into each.
• 3 bake until they look lightly golden and sprin back with touch of finger, about 25-29 minutes (at the temperature of the cake mix says).
• 4 remove from oven and place on wire racks to cool for 10 minutes.
• 5 run a knife around the edges, invert onto rack and then invert again so the cakes are right side up.
• 6 allow to cool completely. i cover loosely with foil when they were cooled.
• 7 for filling and icing: cream the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. add cool whip and beat again until smooth and fluffy.
• 8 divide in half and add mini chocolate chips (as many as you like) to half (for the filling). use the half without choc. chips for the frosting.