🍫☕ Chocolate Tiramisu Cake ☕🍫
A rich, moist chocolate cake layered with silky mascarpone cream and infused with coffee — the perfect fusion of chocolate cake and tiramisu!
🧾 Ingredients
🍰 Chocolate Cake
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup cocoa powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup hot coffee
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
☕ Coffee Soak
• 1 cup brewed coffee
• 2 tbsp sugar
🤍 Mascarpone Cream
• 1½ cups mascarpone cheese
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
✨ Finish
• Cocoa powder (for dusting)
• Chocolate shavings (optional)
👩🍳 Method
- Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease two cake pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth and well combined.
- Stir in the hot coffee — this enhances the chocolate flavor beautifully 🍫
- Divide the batter evenly into pans and bake for 30–35 minutes.
Let the cakes cool completely. - Prepare the coffee soak by mixing brewed coffee with sugar.
- In a bowl, whip the heavy cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
- Add mascarpone and vanilla, then mix until smooth and creamy.
🎂 Assembly
- Place the first cake layer on your serving plate and brush generously with coffee soak.
- Spread a thick layer of mascarpone cream on top.
- Add the second cake layer and brush again with coffee soak.
- Frost the top and sides with the remaining cream.
- Finish with a dusting of cocoa powder and chocolate shavings for that classic tiramisu look ✨
💡 Tip: Chill the cake for 1–2 hours before serving for cleaner slices and deeper flavor!
