Italian Cannoli Pound Cake with a White Chocolate Ganache
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 445 kcal
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 445Calories
Total Fat 24g
Saturated Fat 16g
Cholesterol 50mg
Sodium 107mg
Potassium 183mg
Total Carbohydrates 51g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 37g
Protein 6g
INGREDIENTS
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butter and sugar to coat loaf pan
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1 Tablespoon finely grated orange zest
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1 Tablespoon finely grated lime zest
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1 Tablespoon vanilla
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1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
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2 large eggs
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1/4 teaspoon sea salt
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup chocolate chips
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1/2 cup white chocolate chips
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1/4 cup cinnamon chips
WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE
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1 cup white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate
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1/4 cup heavy cream
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INSTRUCTIONS
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Preheat oven to 350°F
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Prep a Standard loaf pan, coating with butter and sugar.
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In the bowl of your mixer add the sugar, orange and lime zest. With your mixer on low allow zest to mix into the sugar blending the oils from the zest into the sugar for 2 minutes.
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In a small bowl blend together oil, vanilla, and eggs. Add in ricotta cheese and whisk until well blended, then slowly add sugar to the mixture.
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In another bowl mix flour, sea salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Slowly add flour to the ricotta mixture, mix just until blended.
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Add chocolate chips and cinnamon chips, only mix enough to combine the ingredients.
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Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan and bake oven for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
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Allow cake to cool on wire rack in pan for 15 minutes, then turn the cake out of the pan and onto a rack to finish cooling.
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WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE
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Place the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl.
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In a separate, microwave-safe container, microwave the heavy cream for 20-30 seconds.
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Pour the cream over the white chocolate, making sure that most of the white chocolate is covered. Let stand for 5 minutes. Then, stir in a gentle, circular motion until the white chocolate has melted completely and the mixture is smooth
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If necessary the mixture can be microwaved for a few seconds more.
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ASSEMBLY
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pour white chocolate ganache over cooled pound cake
