Simple and Classic Tiramisu Cake with Mascarpone Cream
Tiramisu is a popular Italian dessert. It is flavoured with coffee, super moist and perfectly creamy.
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Italian
Allergy: Nut Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 8
Calories: 594kcal
Cake pan
Set of bowls
spatula
Cake spatula
For the cake:
- ⅓ cup flour
- ⅓ cup potato flour
- 5 large eggs
- 1¼ cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the cream:
- 1¼ cups heavy cream
- 5 Tbsp confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¼ cup mascarpone cheese, 300g
- ⅓ cup coffee liqueur
- ⅓ cup espresso
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 3 oz dark chocolate, shaved
For the Cake:
In a small bowl, mix flour and potato flour.
⅓ cup flour, ⅓ cup potato flour
In a medium bowl beat together 5 egg yolks with 1 cup of confectioners sugar, until pale and thick.
5 large eggs, 1¼ cup confectioners sugar
In a separate bowl beat together egg whites and gradually add the remaining confectioners sugar and vanilla extract. Add in the lemon juice.
1¼ cup confectioners sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp lemon juice
Carefully fold 1 quarter of the egg whites into the yolk mixture using a spatula.
Fold in the flour into the yolk mix until well incorporated.
Add in the rest of the egg white mixture.
Spoon batter into the greased cake pan and bake for 35 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
For the cream:
Beat heavy cream and confectioners sugar.
1¼ cups heavy cream, 5 Tbsp confectioners sugar
Add in vanilla extract.
1 tsp vanilla extract
Add in mascarpone cheese and continue beating.
1¼ cup mascarpone cheese,
Combine espresso with coffee liqueur.
⅓ cup espresso, ⅓ cup coffee liqueur
Putting the cake together:
Slice cake into thirds horizontally.
Brush bottom layer with coffee mix.
Spread one thirds of the cream and cover with the middle slice of cake. Brush with the coffee mix and top with more cream. Repeat with the top layer of cake.
Spread the cream over the entire cake, decorate with dark chocolate shavings and it is ready to slice and eat!
3 oz dark chocolate,
Calories: 594kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 573mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 1192IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 3mg