Tiramisu Cake

Hey everyone! So for this past mother's day, I made my mom a tiramisu cake :) It's one of her favorite desserts and what's better than a homemade version of one of her all time favorite desserts =] This cake was a pretty bit hit I would say. My family basically finished ALL of the cake except for one last slice. I'm still amazed by that because this is a pretty rich dish. 

Now, there are several ways to assemble the tiramisu. I've actually already posted the recipe a few weeks ago. It's the same recipe as the one in the past, but this version is MUCH more presentable!  

Use a 9 inch spingform pan and soak the lady fingers to make the first layer. Leave an inch or so away from the edge so that you can line up the ladyfingers around the pan. After making the first layer, line up the ladyfingers without soaking them around the pan. (I used half a lady finger for the border, but you can use the whole lady finger if you want). Brush some espresso onto it with a pastry brush. Put a generous amount of marscapone cheese on the first layer and make sure that it's touching the lady fingers on the side so that it is well stabilized. Sprinkle on some cocoa powder and proceed with the next layer. 

On the top of the cake, I did something a bit different by putting on top some chocolate shaving. To get this chocolate shaving/curled look, just get a nice thick block of chocolate and use a vegetable peeler to peel the chocolate. This is done better on a thicker block of chocolate. 

Leave it in the fridge over night with the springform pan around it. When ready to serve, take off the rim and tie it with a bowtie :)

Happy Mother's day!