Followed the recipe to the letter. The filling was very runny. I had to keep adding more and more confectioners sugar and doubled the cream cheese, before it was thick enough to stay in the cake. By then I'd lost the riccotta flavor. I don't think I'll make this again.

The cannoli cake was a great dessert idea to serve. However, when I made the cake, I had a few things to fix about the cannoli filling. There really wasn't very much flavor in the filling. The ricotta definitely needs to be pulsed in a food processor, or the filling will be clumpy. I added about 1/2-1 tsp. of lemon juice, and it brought out a lot of the flavor. I also added more cinnamon. I also added some more sugar, because the cream wasn't very sweet. I wouldn't serve this to someone who is expecting a cannoli. It is reminiscent of the cannoli flavor, but not is quite a different dessert.

Very good - pretty easy to make. I would like it if it had a stronger flavor. Substituted rum for orange flavor in icing.

Just not good..I had really High hopes for this, the whole thing was just not good.

When I think of a cannoli, I think of a rich and creamy filling. That was not this. It was ok, but the flavor was only lightly reminiscent of cannoli. If you are a true cannoli fan, I would say to go for the real thing or you will be disappointed.

I wanted to make cannoli for a desert, but didn't have the molds, so I decided to try this instead. I also only had a toaster oven to work with at the time, so I made the cake in two 9" round tins. The cake is delicious, no matter how you make it. You will need more cream to frost a layer cake.

The only way you could not LOVE this cake is if you just don't make it properly. It sounds complicated, but is actually very easy if you follow the well-written instructions. You will wow your friends and family with this recipe! In Chicago we have a bakery that makes a famous cannoli cake, and EVERYONE that tasted this cake said it was better than the bakery's version. My husband loves pistachios and cannoli, so I made this for his birthday and he swore it was the best cake he had ever eaten. I highly recommend this recipe!

I took this cake to an Italian themed party. Hardly anyone tried it. It tasted ok, but don't think I'll make it again.

For dessert recipes that use ricotta, I have found that it's essential to have two things: 1)the very best quality ricotta, and 2)all excess moisture drained, using cheesecloth and a strainer. This will give your cannoli cream the texture you want. Just put cheesecloth, a few layers thick, into a strainer or colander, put your ricotta into it (make sure you have it in a bowl to catch the water), and let it drain for an hour or so in the fridge. You should get a nice, dense consistency to the ricotta.

I was disappointed with the consistency of the filling. I wanted it to be firm, like that of a pumpkin roll. Although the flavor was good, I'll certainly play with the filling recipe next time. The sponge cake was very nice and easy!

I loved this recipe! I took it to a family function (my family is very old fashioned Sicilian) and they loved it. I used Orange Juice to substitute the orange liqueur and it came out great. I will definitely keep this one!

not so impressed.... after putting all the stuff together for the cannoli cream i wasnt happy with the way it tasted, wasn't cannoli enough for me. I ended up adding more vanilla and cin. i also didnt have enough time to wait for the cannoli cream to thicken so i added 1 package of white chocolate instant pudding and that helped the flavor big time. The cake are of it was more like an sponge cake but it had something missing... couldnt really figure out what. I think next time (because despite the fact that my boyfriend and I weren't thrilled, everyone else in my family, who are harsh critics, loved it) I'm gonna make a vanilla cake and just slice it like they do at my favorite italian place I think also making twice the amount of liquour spread is a good idea its fantastic to see the liquour as you cut into the cake.

This was very good. I used all ricotta cheese and omitted the cream cheese and chilled it to thicken. I sprinkled the roll with cinnamon for a little extra flavor. Will definitely make again.

It turned out great! The only thing I would add is that I added another 1/8 cup of confectioners sugar and an 1/8 teaspoon of cream of tartar after adding the alcohol to the frosting and it gave it a much better consistency.

To much orange liquor and the cake was to soft/mushy with the filling. We love cannoli's in our house! This recipe was disapointing.

Use this filling in a chocolate cake with buttercream icing and decorate with chocolate chips on the side.....YUMMMMMMMMMMY!

I used the filling and frosting from this recipe to make a standard cannoli cake. It was delicious! I made two regular round white cakes and filled it with the cannoli filling and topped with the the whipped cream. Perfect for those who are used to the more tradition cannoli cake and don't have time to make the jelly roll. My only suggestion would be to at least double the whipped cream frosting recipe. I actually tripled it since there is more surface to cover on a 9" round cake. I will definite