Tiramisu Pound Cake

Name: Tiramisu Pound Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 3/4 cup or 175 g softened butter; 2/3 cup or 150 ml Milk; 1 cup or 200 g regular sugar; 2 Large eggs, lightly beaten; 4 Teaspoons of coffee granules dissolved in 1 Tablespoons hot water.; 1 3/4 cups or 225 g Plain / All purpose flour, sieved; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 8 ounces or 225 g cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup or 50 g regular sugar; 1 egg; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons Marsala wine; 8 ounces or 225 g Mascarpone cheese; 1/2 cup or 125 ml chilled heavy whipping cream; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon Marsala wine, optional; Cocoa powder for dusting.

Tiramisu Pound Cake, a soft and delicious pound cake with all the flavors of a Tiramisu! It's even got a mascarpone frosting. This will go fast so be sure to make two!

Many of you will know I am a bit of a cake monster, more specifically a pound cake monster, and perhaps you've already tried one or two of our other pound cake recipes. Well... you won't be disappointed when you make this. Especially if you have a weakness for Tiramisu as well.

So I decided to create a Tiramisu Pound Cake. The flavors and textures in this are simply out of this world.

The cream cheese filling running throughout the cake has a hint of Italian Marsala wine, and of course the added creaminess, like a cheesecake in the middle of the pound cake! Because the Marsala wine is cooked out during baking, it is not a strong flavor.... but that is where the beauty of the mascarpone frosting comes in.

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Oh boy! This frosting is simply heavenly!

So in every bite, you get a hit of coffee from the cake itself, a creamy, vanilla fluffy texture from the cream cheese filling and then (remember we're still on the same spoonful), you get that wicked creamy luxurious mascarpone yumminess with the bigger hit of Marsala wine.

Now of course, if you do not want to use any alcohol, feel free to omit from the recipe altogether, but, but, but.... if you can have alcohol, YOU MUST!

So anyway, I really have raved about this cake and it is certainly one of the best I have made to date so I hope you will give our Tiramisu Pound Cake try, and enjoy it as much as I have.
(It would also be a great one for Christmas too I think!)

Table of Contents 📋 hide

1) Prep time

2) Baking time

3) Serving size

4) Ingredients you'll need

5) Top tip

6) Instructions

7) Frequently Asked Questions

8) Top Tips

9) Recipe Card

10) Tiramisu Pound Cake

11) Loaf Cake Recipes

Prep time

10 minutes

Baking time

1 hr, 15 minutes

Serving size

10 servings

A loaf tin, mine measures 30 cm x 12 cm, and 8 cm deep. (12-inch pan) .

The batter will also fit in a 9-inch loaf pan, but you may have some batter leftover. If so, just pop the leftover batter in a few cupcake liners and bake those at the same temperature for around 18 minutes.

Please note cook times will vary if you are not using a regular loaf pan.

Ingredients you'll need

For the cake ingredients:

3/4 cup or 175 g softened butter
2/3 Cup or 150 ml Milk
1 cup or 200 g regular sugar
2 Large eggs (lightly beaten)
4 Teaspoons of coffee granules dissolved in 1 Tablespoons hot water.
1 3/4 cups or 225 g Plain / All purpose flour (sieved)
2 Teaspoons baking powder
1/4 Teaspoon salt

The cream cheese filling:

8 ounces or 225 g cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup or 50 g regular sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons Marsala wine

Mascarpone frosting:

8 ounces or 225 g Mascarpone cheese
1/2 cup or 125 ml chilled heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Marsala wine (optional)
Cocoa powder for dusting.

Top tip

If you have a particularly sweet tooth, add an extra 1/2 cup or 100 g of sugar to the cake ingredients. I find it tastes perfect as it is, together with the frosting and cream cheese filling, but I know some will prefer a very sweet cake

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 160c, 300F. Grease and line your baking tin. See here for how to line.

2. Get all your ingredients ready, i.e dissolve the coffee, sieve the flour, and add the salt and baking powder to the flour etc.

3. Start by making the cream cheese filling.

Add all the ingredients to a mixer and whisk until the sugar has dissolved and everything is nice and smooth.
Place in the fridge whilst you make the cake.

Tiramisu pound cake showing cream cheese mixture

4. Make the cake batter by creaming the butter and sugar until a pale light colour.

Creaming butter and sugar for Tiramisu Pound Cake

5. Slowly add the beaten eggs to the mixer, on a low-speed setting, a bit at a time. If the mixture starts to curdle or split, add a spoonful of your sieved flour, keep on adding the eggs, and a bit of flour if necessary until all the eggs are added.

6. Add the milk with half of the flour, keeping the mixer on a slow speed. Once combined, add the coffee mixture, and the rest of the flour.

Tiramisu pound Cake creaming method for cake batter

7. Transfer HALF the cake mixture to the greased and lined loaf tin. Then add the cream cheese mixture. Make sure the cream cheese mixture reaches the sides and corners of the pan. Use the back of a spoon to carefully spread evenly.

Tiramisu Pound Cake, with mascarpone filling

Then add the remaining cake batter and spread evenly.

Tiramisu Pound Cake, second layer of cake batter

8. Place in the oven for approximately 1 hr to 1 hr and 5 minutes, check after 1 hour, using a skewer check if it is cooked. Every oven varies, so keep an eye on your cake! When done, allow the cake to completely cool then carefully lift it out of the pan by holding the sides of the parchment paper.

9. Have a cup of tea!

10. To make the Mascarpone Frosting, beat all ingredients in large bowl just to soft peaks.

When the cake has completely cooled, frost with any pattern you like then sprinkle a dusting of cocoa powder for decoration, and there you have our lovely Tiramisu Pound Cake!

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I freeze this cake?

You can freeze this cake BEFORE frosting, otherwise, the cake should be eaten within 1 or 2 days because the frosting contains fresh cream.

Do I need to add Marsala Wine?

No, you don't need to add any alcohol to this cake, however, it is traditional for tiramisu to contain marsala wine, which gives it the distinct flavor of tiramisu.

Top Tips

Please note, when you lift the cake from the pan it needs to be cooled.

You will see in my photo I was a little too impatient and the cake broke a bit! But waiting and being patient is not one of my strong points!!

See this photo below the cake cracked because it was too hot and I couldn't stand waiting to try it. Still tasted amazing! So let it COOL!

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our tiramisu pound cake recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

Have you seen our Tiramisu Cheesecake? It's delicious! Click on the photo and we'll take you right there.

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