tiramisu

Ingredients

For the cake -

- 1 cup wheat flour

- 1/2 cup heaped powdered sugar

- 1/2 tsp baking powder

- 1/4 tsp baking soda

- 1/4 cup oil

- 1 cup milk (can add more if required to attain cake batter consistency)

- 1 tsp vanilla essence

- Pinch of salt

- Few drops lemon yellow color (optional)

- Cake tin greased (6.5” round)

For the frosting -

- 1/2 cup cream cheese/ mascarpone cheese (room temperature and whisked to make smooth)

- 1/2 cup whipped cream (whip until soft peaks)

For soaking the sponge -

- 1/2 cup hot water

-Sieve wheat flour, baking powder, soda, and salt in a bowl.

-Add powdered sugar to it.

-Add all the wet ingredients one by one and keep mixing gently until add ingredients mix together and there are no lumps to the batter.

-If you feel the batter is too thick add milk (start with 1 tbsp)

-Pour the batter in a greased baking tin and bake at 180°c in a pre-heated oven for about 25-30mins.

For Tirasimu -

-For mini cakes cut a round cookie size sponge with a cookie cutter. Slice each round sponge into two halves.

-Hold cream cheese (beat a bit to soften) into whipped cream and castor sugar.

-Add coffee in hot water and let it stay for some time.

Assemble :

-Soak the first layer of each mini cake in coffee and top it with cream cheese filling and repeat layers.

-Dust cocoa powder on the top and refrigerate it for 4-5 hours or overnight.

-Serve chilled!