Tiramisu cake is a famous Italian cake that’s made with coffee-soaked sponge cake and layered between a sweet mascarpone cream. Its also usually dusted with cocoa powder.
Ingredients
Sponge Cake
1 cup granulated sugar
8 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp baking powder
Cream
32 oz 4 pkg cream cheese
16 oz mascarpone cheese
2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup Kahlua
1 cup egg product
Coffee Soak
1 cup espresso
3 tbsp Kahlua
1 tbsp granulated sugar
Directions :
In a stand blender, whip 8 eggs until foamy. Then slowly add the sugar and vanilla while the mixer is still beating.
Sift the baking powder, flour, and cornstarch. Then fold it into the beaten eggs using a whisk.
Make the coffee soak
In a small bowl mix together the espresso, with 1 tbsp sugar and 3 tbsp Kahlua.
Slice, soak and collect the cake
Slice each cake in half so you are left with 4 thin parts. Soak each layer of cake with the espresso and Kahlua mixture.
Then start layering the cake in this order: 1 layer of soaked cake, 1 1/4 cup cream cheese mixture, and cocoa powder. Repeat this until you stack the last layer of cream. At this point, you can decorate the sides and top of the cake with extra cocoa or cream.