Tiramisu Loaf Cake

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This Tiramisu Loaf Cake has all the great flavors of Tiramisu mixed together to form this delicious and simple cake.

I love Tiramisu, with its sweet mascarpone cheese layers and its intense coffee flavor from the espresso soaked lady fingers all layered together and topped with a dusting of rich unsweetened cocoa powder. I mean who wouldn’t, it’s delicious. Even though I love the flavor of Tiramisu, I don’t always want such a rich heavy dessert. So how do I get the flavors of Tiramisu in a dessert without all the richness? I went online to get some ideas. I looked up light versions of Tiramisu. I found several, but the one that intrigued me was like a marble pound cake. It made perfect sense to me. The vanilla part was like the delicate lady fingers made with buttery mascarpone cheese and the chocolate part was loaded with intense coffee flavor and of corse the whole cake was dusted with unsweetened cocoa powder. It seemed perfect, so I got to work making it. With some small changes, I must say it was a real hit. It was light and fluffy and had all those Tiramisu flavors that I love, put together in a cake and best of all it was easy to make.

Ingredients For Tiramisu Loaf Cake:

  • Mascarpone Cheese: This is a soft Italian cream cheese.
  • Granulated Sugar:
  • Eggs: Are your binder.
  • Vanilla Extract: Pure vanilla extract is best, like Simply Organic Pure Vanilla Extract. It is a bit pricier than imitation vanilla but I think its well worth it.
  • Buttermilk: Buttermilk will make your cake more tender.
  • All Purpose Flour:
  • Baking Powder: Will give your cake a light and fluffy texture.
  • Baking Soda: Will allow your cake to rise.
  • Salt: Helps enhance the cakes ingredients.
  • Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: Using a deep rich cocoa powder, like King Arthur Double Dark Cocoa, will bring intense chocolate flavor to your desserts.
  • Espresso Powder: Will intensify the chocolate flavor when added to any desert containing chocolate. It also adds a robust coffee flavor.
  • Water:

How To Make Tiramisu Loaf Cake

Start by preheating the oven to 350º. Spray a 9” x 5” loaf pan with cooking spray and set it aside.

To a large mixing bowl beat together the room temperature mascarpone cheese and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs, vanilla and buttermilk and mix until combined.

To a separate large mixing bowl whisk together the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Pour the flour mixture into the mascarpone mixture and beat until just combined.

To a separate mixing bowl whisk together the cocoa powder and espresso powder. Add water and stir until a paste forms.

Add half of the vanilla batter to the chocolate coffee mixture and fold in to incorporate.

Add half of the remaining vanilla batter to the bottom of your prepared loaf pan and spread to coat the bottom of the pan. Now add half of the chocolate batter to the pan and spread over the vanilla layer, being careful not to mix the two flavors.

Repeat with the remaining batter, first vanilla then chocolate, spreading each layer out to cover the layer below it.

Insert a skewer or a sharp knife in one side of the loaf pan and drag it through the batter 3 to 4 times to swirl the two batters together, just make sure not to over mix.

Place in the preheated oven and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow the cake to cool completely.

Once cake is completely cool dust the top with powdered sugar followed by a dusting of unsweetened cocoa powder. Then serve.

Tiramisu Loaf Cake

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
  • 1 Teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 Teaspoon salt
  • 8 oz. Mascarpone cheese
  • 3/4 Cup granulated sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 Cup buttermilk
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 Tablespoon espresso powder
  • 1 Tablespoon water

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350º. Spray a 9” x 5” loaf pan with baking spray and set to the side.
  2. Using a hand mixer, in a large mixing bowl beat together the mascarpone cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla extract and buttermilk and continue mixing until combined.
  3. To a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Pour flour mixture into the mascarpone mixture and continue mixing until just combined. Set to the side.
  4. To a medium sized mixing bowl whisk together the cocoa powder and espresso powder until combined. Add water and mix until a paste forms. Add half of the vanilla batter to the cocoa mixture and mix until combined.
  5. Spread half of the remaining vanilla batter to the bottom of the prepared loaf pan. Add half of the chocolate batter on top and gently spread to cover the bottom layer, being careful not to combine the two flavors together. Repeat with the remaining batter. Starting with the vanilla and ending with the chocolate, gently spreading each layer.
  6. Insert a wooden skewer or a sharp knife into one side of the loaf pan and drag it back and forth 3 to 4 times through the batter to create a swirl effect.
  7. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
  8. Dust the top of the cooled cake with a layer of powdered sugar followed by a layer of cocoa powder. Then serve.
  9. Enjoy.