Chocolate tiramisu cake

Chocolate tiramisu cake

This creamy chocolate and coffee layer cake has real wow factor and is ideal for a celebration

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 10 - 12

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 1 hr

Cook time

Cook 30 - 35 mins

plus cooling and chilling

Method

  1. For the cakes, heat oven to 180C/ 160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line 2 x 20cm sandwich tins. Melt the butter and allow to cool slightly. Put the eggs, sugar and vanilla into a bowl and whisk for about 8 mins or until the mixture is pale, thick and has trebled in volume.
  2. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and a pinch of salt over the egg mixture, then gently fold together. Pour the cooled butter around the edge of the bowl and fold in until fully incorporated. Divide the batter between the prepared tins and bake for 10-12 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cakes comes out clean. Allow to cool in the tins for a few mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  3. Meanwhile, make the filling. Dissolve the sugar in the coffee and set aside. Put the egg yolks, sugar and Marsala into a heatproof bowl, then set over a large pan of simmering water. Whisk for 5 mins until the mixture is thick and has trebled in volume - make sure the mixture is really thick. Remove from the heat and take the bowl off the pan. Keep whisking until the mixture is cool.
  4. Melt the chopped white chocolate in the microwave on Low and allow to cool slightly. Meanwhile, beat the mascarpone until smooth, then fold into the egg mixture with the cooled white chocolate.
  5. Slice the cakes in half horizontally. Place one layer in the bottom of a 20cm springform tin. Brush with the coffee syrup and spread with 3 tbsp of the mascarpone mixture. Scatter with 1 tbsp grated dark chocolate, then repeat until you end with the fourth layer of cake. Cover with cling film and chill for at least 2 hrs along with the remaining mascarpone mixture.
  6. Remove the tin and put the cake on a serving plate, then cover with the remaining mascarpone mixture. Mix the remaining dark chocolate with the grated white chocolate and press carefully onto the sides of the cake. Dust the top with cocoa.

PER SERVING

563 kcalories, protein 9.0g, carbohydrate 47.0g, fat 36.0 g, saturated fat 22.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 41.0g, salt 0.3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2012.

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  • Binder photo EmmaA22

    31 March 2012

    EmmaA22 commented on this recipe

    I made this for my birthday cake last week and although it didn't rise too well, so cutting the layers in half was tricky, it went down very well at the party. The frosting was absolutely delicious - and I had quite a lot left over - it wasn't put to waste though! I used the leftover eggwhites to make citrus swirl meringues (with lemon zest and yellow colouring) from an old magazine and they were great too. Thanks!

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  • Binder photo Fatima

    02 April 2012

    Fatima commented on this recipe

    What can I use as a non-alcoholic alternative to Marsala?

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  • Binder photo Lou's Food

    05 April 2012

    Lou's Food rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    First of all, no way the cake was going to cook in 10 to 12 minutes, mine was ready after 20 and another couple of minutes wouldn't have hurt. I made up to chilling stage and left overnight in fridge. Quite hard to spread the marscapone mix over the chilled cake as bits of cake stuck to it and lifted off. Also, couldn't master getting grated choc round the edges. Mine looks more like a large truffle now but from tasting all the different components, it's going to taste fab!! Used spiced rum instead of marsala as thats all I had.

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  • Binder photo MagsD

    08 April 2012

    MagsD rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Yum. Only criticism is the quantity of melted butter in the recipe should be halved (at least). Too much volume is lost from the mixture by adding too much butter. The resulting cake will not rise very well.

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    29 May 2012

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  • Binder photo AllyBally

    12 November 2012

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    5 stars

    Really light delicious cake.

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  • Binder photo Ladymama

    12 March 2013

    Ladymama commented on this recipe

    Made this cake for a dinner pary and turned out better than expected!! It was tricky and quite time consuming but worth it. I used mild coffee and Tia Maria instead of Marsala. The sponge was delicate and tricky to work with but next time I'm just goin to use my own choc cake recipe which is a bit more robust and rises better. It was absolutely yummy, even the guest who didn't like coffee loved it!! A great recipe that can be tweaked!

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  • Binder photo Jmnoakes

    23 March 2013

    Jmnoakes commented on this recipe

    Made this for my husbands birthday. Turned out fab! Make sure the eggs are really well beaten for the sponges and they turn out just fine ... Lovely and light in contrast to the rich filling! Bit of a fiddle, but worth it for the end result.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 10 - 12

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 1 hr

Cook time

Cook 30 - 35 mins

plus cooling and chilling

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE

FOR THE FILLING

  • 1 tbsp demerara sugar
  • 75ml hot espresso or strong rich coffee
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 125ml Marsala
  • 200g white chocolate , half chopped, half grated
  • 500g tub mascarpone
  • 200g dark chocolate , grated
  • 1 tbsp cocoa
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PER SERVING

563 kcalories, protein 9.0g, carbohydrate 47.0g, fat 36.0 g, saturated fat 22.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 41.0g, salt 0.3 g

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