— giada de laurentiis. 1 cup heavy cream (at room temperature) 3/4 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate (70% preferred) 3 tablespoons powdered sugar (plus more for. Cannoli filling giada de laurentiis recipes. Fruit salad with cannoli cream. Provided by giada de laurentiis. — giada de laurentiis. 1 cup heavy cream (at room temperature) 3/4 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate (70% preferred) 3 tablespoons powdered sugar (plus more for. Valerie bertinelli and guest alex guarnaschelli show you the steps of cutting and frying the cannoli shells, then mixing ricotta cheese, confectioner's sugar, vanilla extract, orange zest. This holiday season, giada de laurentiis' mascarpone cannoli cheesecake isn't a want. it's a need!