Description
Creamy coffee tiramisu cake blends Italian dessert traditions with rich espresso-soaked layers. Mascarpone cheese and delicate ladyfingers create a luxurious dessert you’ll savor with pure delight.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups (375 ml) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter (softened)
- ½ cup (120 ml) whole milk
- 8 oz (226 g) mascarpone cheese (softened)
- 1 cup (240 ml) heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml) strong brewed coffee or espresso (cooled)
- 2 tbsps coffee liqueur (optional, like Kahlua or Tia Maria)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (for dusting)
- Dark chocolate shavings (optional)
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Set the oven to 350F (175C) and line two 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper, lightly greasing the surfaces to prevent sticking.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl until uniformly blended, creating a light and airy dry mixture.
- Butter-Sugar Transformation: Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until the mixture becomes pale, fluffy, and develops a silky consistency.
- Egg and Flavor Integration: Blend eggs into the butter-sugar base one at a time, ensuring complete incorporation, then gently fold in vanilla extract to enhance the overall flavor profile.
- Batter Composition: Delicately alternate folding dry ingredients and milk into the wet mixture, maintaining a smooth texture and avoiding overmixing to preserve the cake’s delicate structure.
- Pan Distribution and Baking: Evenly spread the batter across prepared pans, creating balanced layers, and bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean.
- Cooling and Stabilization: Allow cakes to rest in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, ensuring the cake’s structural integrity and optimal texture.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture to maintain cake’s light, airy texture and avoid dense, tough results.
- Temperature Control: Use room temperature ingredients, especially eggs and butter, to ensure smooth batter and even cake rise.
- Moisture Balance: Check cake doneness precisely with toothpick test to prevent dry or undercooked sections.
- Pan Preparation: Properly line cake pans with parchment paper and grease lightly to guarantee easy cake removal without sticking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Drinks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 363
- Sugar: 29 g
- Sodium: 143 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 82 mg