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tiramisu pound cake

Tiramisu Pound Cake

Butter pound cake swirled with an espresso and Kahlua batter topped with a mascarpone cheese frosting and dusted with cocoa powder.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Cooling Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 18 servings
Calories/Serving 360 kcal

Ingredients
  

Pound Cake

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp...[$2.00]
  • 2 cups white granulated sugar, ...[$0.58]
  • 6 large eggs, room temp...[$1.38]
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract, ...[$0.70]
  • 3 cups all purpose flour, ...[$0.69]
  • 2 tsp. baking soda, ...[$0.08]
  • 1 tsp. baking powder, ...[$0.04]
  • ¼ cup Kahlua liqueur, ...[$1.76]
  • ¼ cup espresso or dark coffee , or use 1 tbsp. coffee extract...[$0.40]

Mascarpone Frosting

  • 8 oz. mascarpone cheese, ...[$4.50]
  • 2½ tbsp. Kahlua liqueur, ...[$1.10]
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar, ...[$0.09]
  • 1 tbsp. cocoa powder for dusting, ...[$0.07]

Instructions
 

Pound Cake

  • Grease a Bundt or Angel food cake pan. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Cream 2 sticks unsalted butter and 2 cups white granulated sugartogether until smooth. Beat in 6 large eggs and 1 tsp. vanilla extract.
  • Blend in 3 cups all purpose flour, 2 tsp. baking soda, and 1 tsp. baking powder.
  • Remove 1 cup of cake batter and pour into a small bowl and mix in ¼ cup Kahlua liqueur then set aside.
  • Remove another 1 cup of cake batter and pour into another small bowl and mix in ¼ cup espresso or dark coffee or 1 tbsp. coffee extract then set aside.
  • Pour ½ of the plain remaining cake batter into the greased cake pan. Next pour the Kahlua batter on top, then the coffee batter. The flavored batters will be slightly more runny and that is okay. Don't mix it in.
  • Pour remaining plain batter on top of all the layers and bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • Once baked, take out of oven and let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack.

Mascarpone Frosting

  • Blend together 8 oz. mascarpone cheese, 2½ tbsp. Kahlua liqueur, ¼ cup powdered sugar.
  • Frost cake when cake is cooled completely then 1 tbsp. cocoa powder for dusting.
  • Keep the cake in the refrigerator because the cheese frosting will go bad if not.
  • Tip: Double frosting recipe if you like a thick coat of frosting.

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 213mgPotassium: 65mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 581IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg