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Tiramisu (Birthday) Cake!

It's another Tuesdays with Dorie and I love that this week's baking challenge fell so close to my birthday... It made it easier for me to come up with a cake flavor to make and celebrate with! For this week, fellow Tuesdays with Dorie bakers made her Tiramisu Cake, chosen by Megan, of My Baking Adventures.



This cake involved making the cake batter, espresso extract, espresso syrup, mascarpone filling and frosting. Once finished, it needed to chill to allow the flavors to meld. For garnish, I used bittersweet chocolate chips to coat the edges, dusted the top with unsweetened cocoa and added some chocolate covered espresso beans for good measure.

Overall, I thought the cake was good with a really nice crumb. If there was anything I would do differently if I made this again, I would double the filling/frosting (because that's my favorite part of tiramisu)! Be sure to check out how the tiramisu cake turned out for other TWD bakers!
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14 comments

  1. BMKMay 5, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    Happy Birthday! Looks like you had a delicious cake!

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  2. TraceyMay 5, 2009 at 9:04 AM

    So pretty! I love the way you used the chocolate chips on the side to decorate. Nice job!

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  3. ScateMay 5, 2009 at 9:15 AM

    Thanks for sharing - I love the chocolate on the side. Happy Birthday!

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  4. MeganMay 5, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    What a great design on the sides of the cake - and I agree that the filling is the best part, which is why even though I only made half the cake, I kept the full amount of filling.

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  5. Happy cookMay 5, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    Happy b'day to you. And this cake looks really yummy delicous, love your decorations too.

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  6. JenniferMay 5, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    Happy birthday! Your cake looks magnificent.

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  7. ChrisMay 5, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    Happy Birthday Joelen! Hope you had a great day!

    Love your cake - and is it just me or do those chocolate chips look megasized? :) Looks great!

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  8. hornedfroggyMay 5, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    Beautiful, J! Nice pics - and another Happy Birthday! :)

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  9. alaunaMay 5, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    yum, this looks delicious! happy birthday... is it today, or just soon? mine is in two days, so we are fellow taurus gals!

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  10. MartheMay 5, 2009 at 3:38 PM

    Happy birthday! Your cake looks fantastic!!

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  11. ErinMay 5, 2009 at 4:29 PM

    Happy Birthday! I love the way your decorated it!

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  12. cookienurseMay 5, 2009 at 10:40 PM

    Joelen, Hope you have a fabulous birthday!! God bless!

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  13. h2babeMay 6, 2009 at 5:36 PM

    This looks so delicious!!! I hope you had a good one!!

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  14. Gabe's GirlMay 8, 2009 at 7:52 PM

    Happy Belated Birthday! I am so late in catching up with TWD post. You did a really great job.

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