Cannoli Coffee Cake Recipe

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese provides a lower-fat option while maintaining creaminess.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

Mix together the dry ingredients with lemon zest and a little bit of cinnamon in a bowl.

Add in some candied orange peel and mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, and mix together.

Set the dry mixture aside.

In a large bowl, add granulated sugar and the zest of lemon and orange or clementine.

Mix the sugar with the lemon and orange zest by hand for about a minute to release the aroma and essential oils.

Add softened unsalted butter to the sugar mixture and mix with a handheld whisk or standing mixer until combined.

Add in a couple of eggs and vanilla extract, whisking until it begins to come together.

Add ricotta cheese and milk to the wet mixture and combine.

Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix with a spatula until combined, noting that the batter will be a little thick.

Pour the batter into a greased bundt pan and smooth out the top.

Bake in a 350°F oven for about 45 minutes.

Let the cake cool before serving.

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