Tiramisu Cake Recipe
Starting with a cake mix and coffee, turn your favorite Italian restaurant dessert into a magnificent cake. This is a terrific make-ahead recipe because the cake gets better with age.
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Coffee Syrup
- 3/4 cup hot brewed espresso coffee or very strong coffee
- 2 tablespoons cognac
Filling
- 3 cups mascarpone cheese
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cognac
- 3 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup cold whipping cream
Garnish
- 3 tablespoons Dutch processed or regular unsweetened baking cocoaChocolate-covered coffee beans
- 3 oz dark baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (325 degrees Fahrenheit for dark or nonstick pans). 2 (9-inch) round cake pans, greased with shortening and lined with parchment paper Make the cake mix according per the package directions, using water, oil, and eggs. Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
- Bake 25 to 29 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
- In small bowl, mix coffee syrup ingredients. Set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat mascarpone cheese, 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons cognac and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. In small bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold whipped cream into mascarpone mixture until combined.
- To assemble, cut each cake horizontally to make 2 layers. Place 1 cake layer on plate; moisten generously with coffee syrup, then spread with about 1 cup of the filling. Repeat with remaining 3 cake layers. Spread remaining filling over top and side of cake.
- Sprinkle cocoa over cake. Arrange coffee beans around top edge of cake. Sprinkle chopped chocolate around bottom edge of cake. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.
Notes
Nutrition Information:
- Total Fat 44g68%
- Saturated Fat 23g115%
- Trans Fat 1g
- Cholestero l145mg48%
- Sodium 310mg13%
- Potassium 150mg4%
- Total Carbohydrate 49g16%
- Dietary Fiber 0g0%
- Sugars 35g
- Protein 4g
- Vitamin A20%
- Vitamin C0%
- Calcium15%
- Iron 4%
