Hanukkah Cannoli Menorah

I love working with Presidor Cannolis. They’re simple, yet elegant and their delicious taste appeals to all ages.You will have fun while using them to create this edible menorah.You can create this menorah by putting the candles on a tray, directly on the table or for a more sophisticated look,you can have a glass cut to size to use as the base.

 

Supplies:

  • 10 Presidor Cannolis
  • Small cupcake holders
  • Baking chocolate
  • 1- 8 oz dessert whip (such as Richs Whip)
  • 2 Tbs instant vanilla pudding
  • Leaf chocolate mold to be used as flame
  • Orange royal icing ( you can purchase Wilton ready made icing)
  • Sanding sugar
  • 2"X15” piece of glass (about five dollars) - optional
  • Small square glass vase - optional
  • Glue dots - optional

Assembling the Base:

  1. Turn square vase upside down.
  2. Place a glue dot in each corner.
  3. Lay cut glass on top.
  4. Place 9 cupcake holders on the glass.

    Assembling the Candles:
    1. Melt chocolate in double boiler or microwave.
    2. To create the" shamash", dip the rim of one cannoli in melted chocolate and attach it to the bottom of another cannoli, thereby creating a larger candle.
    3. Dip one side of each cannoli (shamash included)in melted chocolate.
    4. Make the flames using the chocolate mold.
    5. When chocolate is hard and ready to use, you may decorate the flames using orange royal icing and sanding sugar.

    6.Allow to dry over night.
    7.Place dessert whip in the bowl of your mixer and whip until firm and. Add in the  vanilla pudding.
    8.Fill a pastry bag (or Freezer Ziploc) with star tip and pipe whip into candles.
    9. Place flames on top of the candles.
    10.Place cannolis into cupcake holders on the base.

    2 comments

    • Thank you so so SO MUCH for this tutorial and the inspiration! To be honest I should’ve written this a long time ago as this is the 3rd year in a row that I’m making this incredible menora for Chanukkah! It is ALWAYS a big hit! Well… up until now I used this just as an inspiration choosing to make a healthier coconut cream stuffing and dried apricot flames, but this year I’ve more babies and consiquetly less time to do that so I’m just sticking to the recipe. The only thing is I’m not sure how long this can be kept before serving? Can I make it a day in advance? Should I keep it in the fridge? Please please please advise ASAP (I’ve a party tomorrow and would like to make it today if it’ll keep this long). And HUGE thank you again!

      Natalia
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