No Bake Tiramisu Layer Cake

Tiramisu Layer Cake

This is what a coffee lover’s chocolate paradise tastes like. No Bake Tiramisu Layer Cake is not only incredibly simple to make, but tastes out of this world, and looks like you’ve slaved away for hours, when in reality it only took about ten minutes. Perfect right?

Tiramisu Layer Cake

I sprinkled instant coffee grounds on top of the whipping cream before mixing it up. The coffee sort of melted into the cream and then I whipped it up just like regular whipped cream, what came out at the end was the most delicately flavored coffee cream and I instantly thought I needed to make this into some kind of cake.

My mother in law had shared a recipe with me several years ago that was called Chocolate Eclair Cake. It involved layering graham crackers between layers of pudding and whipped cream then topping it all with a chocolate topping. What happened to those graham crackers was always amazing, they became like cake in their consistancy. I knew I wanted to incorporate this method to this easy cake. I also knew I wanted to use Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans on the top instead of chocolate shavings like in a traditional tiramisu. Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans are found in the most obscure of places. They always seem to have them at Starbucks, but I typically find them near the other chocolate coated nuts on a special display with dried fruits and chocolate dipped pretzels in my grocery store. Of course Trader Joe’s and Amazon has them too. Check out the link for Amazon: http://amzn.to/2Desfqv If you think a 1lb bag will go to waste, don’t fret, those beans will make a great stash in your pantry to nosh on when you need some chocolate after dinner. At least that’s what I did with mine.

I used an 8″x11″ Emile Henry Ruffled Casserole Dish that is one of my very favorites. They don’t make it in this color combo anymore but they do still have the ruffled casserole dish. Williams Sonoma still carries it in the size I have. I love the Azure Color and mine is the small size. You can check it out at this link: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/emile-henry-large-rectangular-ruffled-baker/ This is one of those incredibly forgiving recipes and you can use whatever size pan you like. An 8×8″ square pan would work just fine! Your whipped cream layer will be thicker and I can’t see how that could be bad. If you use a larger size pan you will only need two layers, instead of three.

Tiramisu Layer Cake

No Bake Tiramisu Layer Cake

A delicious blend of chocolate graham crackers, cool coffee flavored whipped cream, and chocolate covered espresso beans. This dessert looks like it took so much longer than it actualy does.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tsp instant coffee
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder, divided
  • 8 oz room temperature mascarpone cheese
  • 15 chocolate graham crackers
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate covered espresso beans, chopped

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl pour in the heavy whipping cream. Sprinkle the instant coffee over the top and allow it to sit for five minutes. The coffee will dissolve slightly. 
    After five minutes using a handheld mixer with the whisk attachment, whisk the cream until it begins to thicken. 
    Sprinkle in the powdered sugar and continue to mix until well blended. Add in  2 tbsp cocoa powder. Mix until stiff. 
    Gently fold in the mascarpone cheese with a spatula until it is all blended in. 
    In a 8″x11″ casserole dish (you can use an 8″ x8″ as well you will just have thicker cream layers), layer five chocolate graham crackers on the bottom of the dish. Breaking some as needed to fit. Spread 1/3 of your cream mixture over the graham cracker layer and continue until you have three layers of cream and three layers of graham crackers. 
    Sift the reserved 1 tbsp cocoa powder over the top and sprinkle on the chopped chocolate covered espresso beans. 
    Chill for four hours and then serve. Keep in the fridge covered. 
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