Tiramisu Cake

You know what is great about Tiramisu? It usually comes at the end of a decadent Italian dinner! Tiramisu Cake is an equally delicious sort of cheater version of traditional Tiramisu. You can skip dealing with soaking lady fingers by using cake instead. Further, if you want to really cheat, you can use boxed cake mix instead of making this from scratch, although all cakes are better when the box is avoided. There is a trade off between taste and convenience. With that said though, something like this, where the cake gets buried in delicious coffee syrup and fluffy frosting, works pretty darn well with Betty Crocker from a box.

INGREDIENTS

• For the Cake (if using a box mix)
• 1 box of yellow cake mix
• For the Cake (if not using a box mix)
• 2 cups (255 grams) cake flour
• 2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking powder
• ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1¼ sticks (10 tablespoons or 140 grams)) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup (200 grams) sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1½ teaspoons (8 ml) pure vanilla extract
• ¾ cup (175 ml) buttermilk
• For the Espresso Coffee Syrup
• ¾ cup hot brewed espresso or extremely strong coffee
• 2 Tablespoons cognac,amaretto, Kahlua, or brandy
• 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar

For the Frosting and Filling

1. 1 8-ounce (225 grams) container mascarpone
2. ½ cup (60 grams) confectioners’ sugar, sifted
3. 1½ teaspoons (8 ml) pure vanilla extract
4. 1 tablespoon (15 ml) amaretto, Kahlua, or brandy (Deb note: I used brandy)
5. 1 cup (235 ml) cold heavy cream
6. Garnish

3 Tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa

1. Dark chocolate for decoration
2. Instructions

1. For the Cake
2. If using a box mix, prepare according to instructions otherwise use the following steps.
3. Preheat oven to 350

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