Tiramisu Cake
Feb 28, 2025 11:34 AM
This Tiramisu Cake turns your favorite Italian dessert into a delicious and decadent layer cake. Coffee soaked layers paired with mascarpone buttercream.
I’m not in love with how this Tiramisu Cake looks (shocker). I should have done something, anything, with the frosting on the sides. It’s too flat and boring. My husband says it looks very art deco, which makes me like it a little bit more. Oh well, it’s the taste that matters and it tastes ridiculously delicious!
Really, it tastes just like tiramisu. You could just have tiramisu, but this way is better because it’s a CAKE.
Those coffee soaked layers are some of the best I’ve ever had. And the mascarpone buttercream has just the perfect balance of flavors. It’s a bit heavier than what you’d see in a traditional tiramisu, but I wanted the cake to have more structural integrity. Plus, I love a good buttercream.
If you love tiramisu and are looking for something a little different, then this Tiramisu Cake is for you!
Ingredients:
Coffee Simple Syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp instant espresso powder
- 1/4 cup coffee liqueur or dark rum optional
Vanilla Cake
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk (or any milk) room temperature
Mascarpone Frosting
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 cups mascarpone room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Assembly
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- chocolate shavings
- lady fingers
Prep Time:
120 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
155 minutes
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