Tiramisu Cake

Name: Tiramisu Cake
Ingredients: Scant ¾ cup [175 g] egg whites (from 5 or 6 large eggs), at room temperature; Scant ¾ cup [175 g] egg whites (from 5 or 6 large eggs), at room temperature; 10 tablespoons [140 g] unsalted butter, melted and cooled; ½ cup [120 g] buttermilk, at room temperature; ⅓ cup [80 g] Crème Fraîche or sour cream, at room temperature; ⅓ cup [80 g] Crème Fraîche or sour cream, at room temperature; ¼ cup [56 g] vegetable or canola oil; ¼ cup [56 g] vegetable or canola oil; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 2⅓ cups [331 g] all-purpose flour; ½ cup [120 g] strong, freshly brewed coffee; ½ cup [120 g] strong, freshly brewed coffee; ¼ cup [80 g] Kahlúa; 6 oz [170 g] mascarpone cheese; ⅓ cup [65 g] granulated sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1½ cups [360 g] heavy cream; 2 tablespoons marsala wine; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Cocoa powder, for dusting

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Makes •
12
large squares

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

The first tiramisu cake I ever had was at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. Colleen had made it for a wedding celebration, and we got to try pieces from the sample cakes she made. I was smitten with the mini chocolate chips nestled in the layers and a hint of marsala wine, and I made Larry photocopy the recipe for me. I found it recently and decided to modernize and simplify it: a single layer of cake, soaked in Kahlúa and coffee, with mascarpone whipped into the cream so it holds in the refriger

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