Chocolate Cannoli Cake

By yollymg

Ingredients

• 1 box (18.25 oz.) devil's food
• chocolate cake mix
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup orange-flavored liqueur
• 2 tsp. grated orange zest, divided
• 16 oz. mascarpone cheese
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts, ground

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare cake mix according to packaged directions, substituting butter for oil and
omitting 1/3 cup water. Stir in liqueur and 1 tsp. zest. Divide batter between 2 greased 9” round cake pans.

2 Bake 25 min, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool completely.

3 With electric mixer on medium speed, beat remaining zest and next 4 ingredients 4 min., or until
spreadable. Fold in hazelnuts. Fill
and frost cake with mixture.