Tiramisu Cake Topped With Zabaglione Cream

Published: Nov 12, 2021 · Modified: Oct 15, 2024 by Marisa Franca · 110 Comments

This amazing elegant Tiramisu Cake Topped with Zabaglione Cream is a recipe I wish I would have found years ago. This popular Italian dessert is made in a simple poke cake form with easy to find ingredients. The recipe keeps the original flavors in this easy family favorite. amazing

Tiramisu poke cake with cocoa topping. — We love being able to serve our Italian Tiramisu cake in nice neat portions.

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❤️ Why you'll love this new form of Tiramisu
🛒 Ingredients
🗒 Instructions
🔪 Equipment
🤔 FAQs
👩🏻‍🍳Tips
📗Variations
🥫Storage
📚Related recipes
☕️ Chiacchierata (small chat)
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📖 Recipe
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❤️ Why you'll love this new form of Tiramisu

it's an easy tiramisu recipe.
not difficult to find ingredients.
neat portions and servings.
moist cake with the all the flavors of the Italian classic dessert.
creamy topping that finishes that compliments all the flavors.

The minute I saw the recipe it peaked my interest. I knew that I had to make it! I'd never made a poke cake before and I loved the idea.

🛒 Ingredients

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Note: The full list of this Tiramisu Poke Cake with Zabaglione cream Topping Recipe ingredients with their amounts and options are listed in the recipe card below.

Unsalted butter -- may use salted
White Sugar
Vanilla extract
Eggs
All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Baking soda
Kosher salt -- omit if using salted butter
Buttermilk
Mascarpone
Heavy whipping cream
Amaretto liqueur
Espresso coffee
Cocoa powder
Chocolate chips

🗒 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the recipe card below.

The Tiramisu cake

Collage of first four steps for pound cake.

Measure out sugar and butter into bowl.
Beat butter and sugar together.
Add egg whites one at a time to butter mixture then add vanilla and mix.
Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt together.

Alternated adding flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter.
Start with the flour mixture.
End with the flour mixture.
Pour the batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350℉.

Zabaglione topping

Put the eggs and sugar in glass bowl on top of double boiler.
With wire whisk beat egg yolks with sugar until blended.
Once eggs thicken and reach 145 to 150℉ take eggs off heat and add Mascarpone.
Add the Amaretto liqueur and beat until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and let cool.

Zabaglione Topping Instructions 5-8 steps.

In a chilled bowl whip the cream to stiff peaks.
Do NOT overbeat or you'll have butter.
Gently fold in the whipped cream into the zabaglione mixture.
Set aside.

Assembling the Italian dessert

Finishing off the cake with the topping and cocoa dusting.

Prepare the espresso coffee.
Pour the coffee into a food grade sprayer or into a bowl and use a pastry brush to paint the coffee onto to the cake.
Spread the Zabaglione cream evenly over the espresso soaked sponge cake.
Spoon the cocoa powder into a small fine sieve.

Steps 5-8 to finishing the Tiramisu cake.

Shake the sieve over the tiramisu cake evenly dusting the top with the cocoa powder.
Sprinkle crushed chocolate chips over the top of the cake.
Cut the tiramisu cake into a square serving.
Place the Italian dessert on a plate and enjoy!

🔪 Equipment

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You'll need the following items to make this recipe successfully

Electric mixer -- stand or hand size
Whisk
Glass mixing bowl
Fine sieve - small and medium size
Liquid measuring cup
Measuring spoons
Pastry brush or....
Food safe spray bottle
13 X 9 Baking pan -- glass or metal
Silicone or rubber spatula

🤔 FAQs

Why is tiramisu so bad?

The dessert is high in fats. Enjoying a dessert occasionally in a modest portion size is not terrible. For people who follow a healthy life style a dessert once in a while is NOT a problem.

Why is tiramisu so expensive?

Mascarpone cheese is expensive and so is heavy whipping cream. The rest of the ingredients are pretty budget friendly.

Does tiramisu cake contain alcohol?

Traditional recipes for tiramisu contain two alcohols, Marsala wine and rum. Our Tiramisu uses a small amount of Amaretto and the alcohol in the vanilla extract. This recipe is very low in alcohol and its effects.

What does tiramisu mean?

Tiramisu literally means "pick me up." This is one of Italy's most popular dessert. It is served at the end of a meal and supposed to cheer you up. The origin of Tiramisu points to the 1960s in the region of Veneto in Northeastern Italy, which is where the city of Venice is located. Roberto Linguanotto, owner of “Le Beccherie” of Treviso, Italy was behind the creation of the first Tiramisu. This special dessert was created in the bakery of his restaurant.

Serving of Tiramisu Cake on plate with fork. — The tiramisu sponge cake soaks up the espresso coffee while the zabaglione cream topping adds a touch of sweet.

👩🏻‍🍳Tips

This cake is full of the flavors of a classic tiramisu – rich chocolate, smooth coffee, and delicate whipped cream that make for a memorable and marvelous dessert! This poke cake marinates overnight in the delicious flavors of Kahlua and cream, making it moist and irresistible. I love the added dusting of cocoa on top for a pretty appearance and a little extra chocolate

The topping is similar as the filling in tiramisu. Amazing stuff I tell you.

It might seem a little intimidating, but I promise you it’s not hard. And once you make it the first time, you’ll want to make it and eat it every week.

The combination of the soaked cake and the tiramisu topping is sheer heaven. It tastes just like tiramisu, but without as much fuss. Please, please make it. You won’t regret it.

📗Variations

Plus, there are different tiramisu options that work well with each season of the year. I love the idea of fruit-based tiramisu recipes for a cool summer treat and then playing with a pumpkin tiramisu recipe in the fall to welcome autumn!

🥫Storage

Cover the poke cake and store it in the refrigerator. This is a great make ahead cake and can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. this cake

You can freeze this cake. Place any leftover pieces in an airtight container and freeze for up to 2 months. When you are ready to serve it, allow it to defrost in the refrigerator. Then open and serve.

📚Related recipes

Another Italian dessert in cake form is this Cannoli Cake. The cake is light as a feather and the cream filing and topping is rich and smooth. Add the chocolate covered strawberries and you have an elegant and decadent dessert.

The perfect finish to any meal is our Cappuccino Gelato. It's quick and easy since it's a no-churn recipe and always a favorite.

If you want a dessert to impress your family and friends, check out our Bailey Irish Cream Chocolate Poke Cake recipe. This chocolate cake is above any plain cake you've ever sampled, and the applause you receive after you serve it will attest to that fact.

Are you looking for a decadent classic Italian Tiramisu recipe that's safe to eat with no raw eggs involved? Look no further! Our recipe ensures your dessert is not only delizioso but also prepared with your safety in mind.

☕️ Chiacchierata (small chat)

The perfect opportunity arose to test this cake when our son's and grandson's birthday celebration popped up. We knew this dessert would be a total winner and a complete switch from our favorite Italian Cream Cake.

For some time we'd been planning on a family fish fry, but as busy families go, work and sport schedules made it impossible. When two birthdays came up in the same week we thought it an ideal time to combine the two celebrations and enjoy a rollicking family feast.

All family gathering was a huge success. All of the dishes the family provided for the birthday celebrations were spectacular!

Our daughter, who always requests Italian Cream Cake for her birthday, loved this cake so much she requested it for her birthday this year.

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These desserts are heavenly!

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Next time try our Cannoli Cake.

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There is nothing better than having a pretty serving baking pan like this to take to a gathering or potluck. After I made this cake I got a pretty serving pan so that I could really show off the beautiful cakes, desserts, and casseroles.

A square serving of a pound cake with cream frosting on top.

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This Tiramisu cake will soon become a family favorite. The sponge cake keeps all of the flavor of the original Italian dessert but it's much easier to make. be sure to save this recipe -- you won't regret it.

Next time you're wanting a chocolate espresso combination dessert, you've got to make our Espresso Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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