These cannoli cupcakes are truly irresistible. They have fluffy French vanilla cake that is topped with a creamy mascarpone cheese topping and a decadent chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
1box of french vanilla cake mix
3large eggs
1Cwhole milk
1/2Cunsalted sweet cream butter, softened
1 ½Csemi sweet chocolate chips
Cupcake liners
Cannoli Frosting:
2CMascarpone Cheese, softened
2Cpowder sugar
1tsppure vanilla extract
1 ½Cmini chocolate chips
1medium ice cream scoop
Chocolate Ganache:
1Csemi sweet chocolate chips
½Cheavy whipping cream
12Cannoli's Cut in half
1/2Cchocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pan with cupcake liners
Using a standing mixer or hand beater, beat until combined all cupcake
ingredients until smooth
Fold in the chocolate chips
Scoop batter into cupcake liners about 2/3 way full
Bake in the oven for 21 minutes
Allow to cool completely
Mascarpone Cheese Frosting:
Using a standing mixer, beat the mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract together until combined.
Fold in the mini chocolate chips
Using a medium ice cream scooper, scoop a dollop of the frosting onto the cupcakes
Chocolate Ganache:
Heat the heavy whipping cream in a small pot until starts to boil
Pour the heavy whipping cream over the chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl