Tiramisu Cake

 

So, we had started to order for desserts and a couple of times meals, as the slowly everything comes back to normal, only to realize the excitement and the satisfaction to cook at home and discover new dishes is far way more rewarding.

 

 

One of those times, we ordered Tiramisu from a popular bakery. Needless to say it was delicious but the quantity left us longing for more! That is when it clicked me we had the perfect coffee liquor to make this at home and I decided to give it a try.

Ingredients 

For the cake 

I made two cakes. One in a round pan of 7 inch diameter and one in 9X5 inch rectangular loaf pan. If you want to make one cake reduce the amount of ingredients by half.

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup flavourless vegetable oil
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 5 eggs ( 3 eggs for one cake)
• 10 drops of vanilla essence
• 2 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• Kahlua

Method:

1. Mix all the wet ingredients, that is oil and eggs, in a big bowl with a whisk.
2. After it is well combined sift in the dry ingredients - flour, sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt.
3. Add the vanilla essence and whisk until well combined. The batter should have a pouring consistency.
4. Grease the cake tins with oil or butter and dust a layer of flour so that the cake doesn't stick to the pan.
5. Bake it at 180 degrees C for 40 to 45 mins. or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the cake.

For the cream filling

• 350 gms fresh cream
• 200 gms Mascarpone cheese
• 1/2 cup icing sugar

Method

Whip the fresh cream till it has soft peaks. Use a stand mixer for the best and easy result.

Electric beater works good enough but if you don't have of it just go ahead and use some elbow grease to achieve it. Add the sugar to the cream and whisk again to combine.

In a separate bowl whisk the Mascarpone cheese until smooth. Then add the whipped cream to the cheese in batches and fold in with a spatula.

Layering

• Cut the cake into two layers horizontally. Put the lower layer in the same cake pan (make sure it is cleaned please!) Soak it with Kahlua. I added almost 150 ml. You can add more or less depending on the size of your cake. Just  make sure the cake is completely soaked.
• Add a thick layer of the cream and cheese mixture. For the amount of cream and cheese mixture I made, I used it for 4 layers. So divide the cream into the number of layers you want to use it for and spread it over in a smooth layer.
• Repeat the first two layers for a third and a fourth layer.
• Sift a thin layer of cocoa powder over the cake and cover it with a Clin film or Foil paper and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.