Thursday, August 30, 2012

CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE STUFFED WITH CANNOLI FILLING & COVERED IN THE MOST DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE FROSTING


  • 8 tablespoons butter, SOFTENED
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup milk
Beat butter and sugar. Add salt, vanilla. Add 3 eggs. Add dry ingredients and milk just to combine. Pour into greased 9x5 and bake at 350 for 70 mins. Cool, turn out and cool completely. I froze to speed this up.
Filling:

  • 2 cups ricotta cheese
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar-I wound up adding a little more for sweetness
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 3/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
  • Chocolate frosting:
    • 1/2c. + 6T cocoa powder
    • 3/4c. confectioners' sugar
    • 1/2 cup heavy cream
    • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, very soft
    • dash salt
    • 1 cups confectioners' sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    Heat cream in microwave and pour in mixer with cocoa powder and 3/4c. confectioners. Mix well. Add butter, salt, 1c. confectioners, vanilla and whip on high. Set aside.
    Assembly-slice the loaf lengthwise into thirds. Fill with the ricotta mixture and cover the top with the frosting. Chill! mmmmmm!

    adapted from king arthur flour

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