This is our tiramisu inspired chocolate cake. All of the flavours of tiramisu, combined with a moist chocolate sponge. The boozy simple syrup is the key to this recipe - it soaks the sponge, keeping it soft and adding that signature tiramisu flavour.
Done in 2 hours
Serves 6-8
210gplain flour
400ggranulated sugar
75gcocoa powder
2 tbspespresso powder
1.5 tspbaking powder
1.5 tspbaking soda
1 tspfine salt
2eggs, beaten
230mlmilk
1 tspvanilla
230mlfresh brewed coffee
115mlneutral oil
200ggranulated sugar
230mlwater
80mldark rum (or your alcohol of choice)
200gmascarpone
200mldouble cream
2 tspvanilla
3 tbspicing sugar
A blend of cocoa and espresso powder, for dusting
Tiramisu + chocolate sponge cake = a dessert that everyone's going to love.
Start by preheating the oven to 175 C. Line your square tin with baking paper.
In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients.
Add all of the wet ingredients, and carefully mix through. It will be quite a thin, pourable batter. Pour into the lined tin, and pop into the oven to bake until a toothpick comes out mostly clean with just a couple crumbs attached, around 40 minutes.
While the cake bakes, prepare the syrup. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan, stir, and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low, then let it cook for a further few minutes. Turn off the heat, then stir through the rum. Let cool.
Once the cake is out of the oven, let it cool for at least 15 minutes in the tin before transferring to a wire rack. Poke holes with a fork or toothpick all over the cake, and generously drizzle with the syrup.
Allow the cake to cool. Meanwhile, prepare the cream. Combine mascarpone, double cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Beat with an electric whisk until combined and a nice spreadable consistency.
Dollop the cream onto the cake, and finish with a dusting of cocoa and espresso powder. Enjoy!
Spencer has been cooking since she got her first Easy-Bake oven at four years old, and began recipe developing professionally whilst completing her Master’s degree in 2020. Born in Los Angeles, she has an inherent love for all things Mexican, Japanese, and Korean, but is also heavily influenced by her family's Louisiana heritage. Spencer loves bright flavours, spice and fusion food. If she were a food, she'd be kimchi - versatile, spicy and funky.
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