This Italian classic, topped with mocha frosting and encircled with ladyfingers, certainly takes the tiramisu cake!
- 1 pkg. Duncan Hines® Butter Golden Cake Mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup water
- ¾ cup espresso or very strong coffee, cooled
- 1 tablespoon coffee-flavored liqueur or dark rum
- 2 cans Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Frosting Starter
- 2 packets Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Mocha Flavor Mix
- 4 oz. mascarpone cheese
- 23 ladyfingers
- 2 oz. chocolate, shaved
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 8" round cake pans.
- Prepare cake batter as directed on package.
- Pour cake batter into prepared pans and bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cakes comes out clean.
- Let cakes cool completely and turn out of pans.
- In small bowl, combine espresso and coffee liqueur.
- Poke holes in cooled cakes with a skewer. Generously brush tops of both cakes with espresso mixture, using up to 1/2 cup. Set aside the remaining ¼ cup.
- Pour 1 packet of Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Mocha Flavor Mix into 1 can of Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Frosting Starter. Stir until evenly blended. Repeat with second packet and can.
- Transfer 1/2 cup of the Mocha frosting you just created to a piping bag.
- Transfer another 1/2 cup of the Mocha frosting to a small bowl and combine it with the mascarpone cheese. This will be your cake filling.
- With the piping bag, pipe a circle or “dam” of the Mocha frosting around outer edge of bottom cake layer.
- Fill center circle with mocha/mascarpone filling. Top with second layer of cake.
- Frost sides and top of layer cake with remaining Mocha frosting.
- Dip or brush flat side of ladyfinger cookies with remaining espresso mixture and adhere to sides of cake.
- Chill 20 minutes. Garnish top edge of cake with shaved chocolate before serving.
Tip:
- Tie a ribbon around the finished cake for a beautiful presentation. This can also help keep the ladyfingers in perfect alignment after assembling the cake.
How it Works Video
See how easy it is to use Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Mixes.
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lmwettlaufer (1 discussion) on Mar 23, 2013 at 08:26 PM
This cake is super good! I love anything mocha and Tiramisu! It looks like it took a very long time to make. Really simple to make and oh so delicious!
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Bakinmomma36 (12 discussions) on Jan 31, 2013 at 12:02 PM
OMG! I love anything that has the word mocha in it! I will have to try this soon. Yum!
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amber299 (1 discussion) on Sep 26, 2012 at 05:50 PM
This cake is A-MA-ZING!!! You would thing that because of all of the frosting, marscapone and the butter cake that it would be heavy, but it's not. It's so light and decadent! You can't go wrong with this one!
Comment by: Cupcake365 (10 discussions) on Feb 20, 2013 at 08:45 PM
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ccarteaux (1 discussion) on May 24, 2012 at 05:29 PM
This looks so good I am going to have to make it lol!
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mom2my4babes (4 discussions) on Apr 27, 2012 at 05:13 PM
I made this cake for Easter just to try something "differernt" it was a HUGE hit with my family!
Comment by: mom2my4babes (4 discussions) on Apr 27, 2012 at 05:17 PM
also, I forgot to add, I found that the directions for mixing the frosting creations is a bit off per say. I added 3 packs of the Mocha flavoing to one can of the base mix...MUCH better.
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Michelle59 (1 discussion) on Feb 18, 2012 at 11:34 AM
I can't wait to make this recipe - this is my absolute favorite!M
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Christine Mlinek (315 discussions) on Feb 17, 2012 at 07:31 PM
Theresa, the frosting creations are not out quite yet, within a week or two from what I am seeing, keep checking within the next few....
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theresa.cappadocia (1 discussion) on Feb 15, 2012 at 02:12 PM
I can never fine these new cake mixes or frosting creations any where
Comment by: jeanette.mena (no discussions) on Apr 26, 2012 at 08:32 PM
I dont know what area you live in but we have them at Foodlions and walmarts
