nilla cannoli refrigerator cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Lori Brown
Murfreesboro, TN

This recipe is from "Taste of Home", I love canoli's and thought this sounded light and refreshing.

(1 rating)
yield 24 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 4 Hr

Ingredients For nilla cannoli refrigerator cake

  • 1 lg
    seedless orange
  • 1 pkg
    8 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1
    container (15 oz.) ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 oz
    (1 oz. each) semi-sweet baking chocolate squares, coarsley chopped
  • 1
    carton (8 oz.) whipped topping, thawed and divided
  • 65
    nilla wafers, divided

How To Make nilla cannoli refrigerator cake

  • 1
    Grate the orange; set peel aside. Separate the orange into sections. cut three of the sections into quarters; set aside for later use. Cover and refrigerate remaining orange sections for snacking or other use.
  • 2
    Beat cheeses, sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl on medium speed until well blended. Add the orange peel and chocolate; mix well. Gently stir in 2 cups whipped topping.
  • 3
    Spread 2 cups of the cheese mixture onto bottom of 13 x 9 baking pan. Top with 30 wafers; cover with 1 1/2 cups of the remaining cheese mixture. Top with the remaining whipped topping; cover. Refrigerate 4 hours.
  • 4
    Top with the quartered orange sections and remaining five quartered wafers. cut into squares. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

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