Tiramisu Cake Recipe With Cake Mix
Turn your favorite Italian restaurant treat into a spectacular cake, starting with a cake mix and coffee. This is a great make-ahead recipe, since the cake tastes better the longer it sits.
Ingredients
Cake
Coffee Syrup
- 3/4 cup hot brewed espresso coffee or very strong coffee
- 2 tablespoons cognac
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Filling
- 3 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cognac
- 3 tablespoons vanilla
- 1 cup cold whipping cream
Garnish
- 3 tablespoons Dutch processed or regular unsweetened baking cocoa. Chocolate-covered coffee beans
- 3 oz dark baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (or 325°F if using dark or nonstick pans). Use shortening to grease 2 round cake pans that measure 9 inches, and then line the pans with cooking parchment paper. Follow the instructions on the cake mix box, using water, oil, and eggs to make the batter, and then pour the batter into the pans.
- Bake the cakes for 25 to 29 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool for 10 minutes before removing them from the pans and placing them on cooling racks. Let them cool completely.
- In a small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the coffee syrup, and then set it aside to cool. Meanwhile, take a large bowl and beat the mascarpone cheese, 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of cognac, and the vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until it is smooth. In a small bowl, beat the whipping cream with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture until it is combined.
- To assemble the cake, cut each cake horizontally to make two layers. Place one cake layer on a plate and moisten it generously with coffee syrup, then spread about 1 cup of the filling over it. Repeat this process with the remaining three cake layers. Once finished, spread the remaining filling over the top and side of the cake.
- Finally, sprinkle cocoa over the cake, and arrange coffee beans around the top edge of the cake. Sprinkle chopped chocolate around the bottom edge of the cake. Refrigerate the cake for at least 3 hours before serving.
Notes
Nutrition Information
- 630 Calories,
- 44g Total Fat,
- 4g Protein,
- 49g Total Carbohydrate,
- 35g Sugars
