Valentina Ablaev
The tiramisu cake recipe makes the most delicious no-bake dessert. Soft ladyfingers are dipped into rich coffee with homemade mascarpone whipped cream. These flavors combine to make the most delicate and stunning cake.
Did you know that a homemade tiramisu is one of the easiest desserts you could make? It sounds unbelievable because tiramisu is a delicious layered cake with many flavors. However, our recipe requires no baking and little to no assembly. The result is the same tiramisu you know and love without any hassle!
Don’t have all the ingredients for tiramisu? Make a tiramisu crepe cake! It’s simple and has all the delicious flavors of tiramisu!
No-bake desserts are my guilty pleasure. I mean, who doesn’t love a low-effort yet impressive dessert? Our key lime pie jars and our homemade dubai chocolate cups are some of our other easy dessert recipes that can be accomplished without opening your oven.
What is Tiramisu?
Tiramisu is a traditional Italian dessert made of delicate lady fingers soaked in coffee. The ladyfingers are stacked to create layers, then topped with a fluffy mascarpone whipped cream. Everything is dusted with cocoa powder, giving the dessert the iconic, rich chocolate flavor. This recipe recreates this Italian classic in a way that anyone can make it. Is it the most authentic? No, but you wouldn’t even know it!
Ingredients for Easy Tiramisu Cake Recipe
- Cream cheese and mascarpone cheese – full-fat cream cheese and mascarpone at room temperature create the perfect thick frosting base.
- Powdered sugar – not only does powdered sugar give stability to the cream, but it also sweetens it without making the entire cake overwhelmingly sweet.
- Heavy whipping cream – whipped cream fluffs up the frosting, making it light and airy.
- Ladyfingers – premade ladyfingers are the key to a quick and easy tiramisu.
- Coffee – strong, cooled coffee will infuse the cake with the iconic flavor. You can use instant coffee or brewed coffee.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Tiramisu
The easiest step-by-step instructions:
- Mix cream. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, mascarpone, and vanilla until fluffy. Beat heavy cream on medium speed in a separate bowl and fold into the cream cheese. Set the mascarpone frosting in the fridge to cool.
2. Dunk ladyfingers. Line the sides of a springform cake pan with parchment paper and remove the bottom of the pan. Quickly dunk the ladyfingers one at a time in the coffee soak.
3. Assemble the cake. Add each ladyfinger directly to the cake stand, creating the first cake layer.
4. Add cream. Top the ladyfingers with a layer of the cream mixture. Repeat the steps until all of the ladyfingers are used.
5. Decorate cake. Use the remaining frosting on the cake, or pipe a design using a piping bag.
6. Refrigerate. Place the cake in the fridge for at least two hours. Top with a dusting of cocoa powder before serving.
Expert Tips!
- Don’t skip the rest time. It will be challenging, but resting the cake in the fridge is necessary for all the flavors to come together.
- Soak correctly. The key to the perfect tiramisu is not to soak the ladyfingers for long. A quick dunk in the coffee is all you need. Otherwise, the result will be a soggy cake layer.
FAQ’s
Yes, you can use espresso mixed with water in place of coffee.
Our tiramisu recipe doesn’t use eggs.
For this tiramisu, we dip the lady fingers in strong coffee.
Tiramisu is often made in a glass dish, resulting in a rectangular dessert scooped out when serving. This version turns the classic into a cake that looks stunning, and is fun to eat!
Though ladyfingers can be made from scratch, we prefer the convenience of store-bought ladyfingers.
Store & Reheat
- Storage. Keep leftover tiramisu cake in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Freeze. If you want to freeze tiramisu cake, it is best to freeze it before dusting it with cocoa powder. Add the cake to a freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw: Thaw the cake in the fridge overnight and dust it with cocoa powder before serving
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Tiramisu Cake Recipe (VIDEO)
Ingredients
- 16 oz cream cheese room temp (2 packages)
- 1 1/3 cups powdered sugar
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese room temp
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream cold
- 36 ladyfingers
- 1 1/2 cup strong coffee cold
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, mascarpone, and vanilla together. Beat until light and creamy (about two minutes.
- In a separate bowl, beat heavy cream until medium peaks form.
- Fold the heavy cream into the beaten cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate the cream until ready to use.
- Line the sides of an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper and add the pan to a cake stand without the bottom of the pan.
- Quickly dip the ladyfingers into the coffee, creating an even layer in the pan.
- Add a layer of cream on top of the ladyfingers.
- Repeat with the remaining two layers.
- Add the remaining cream to a piping bag and add a decorative design.
- Refrigerate the cake for at least two hours.
- Remove the springfoam pan and dust the top with cocoa powder.
- Serve, and enjoy friends!
Notes
- Don’t skip the rest time. Allowing the cake to set in the fridge is vital for the best texture and flavor.
- Storage. Store the leftover tiramisu cake in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Freeze. To freeze tiramisu cake, we recommend freezing it before dusting it with cocoa powder. Add the cake to a freezer-safe container and store for up to 3 months.
