Name: Easy Tiramisu Loaf Cake recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 tbsp instant coffee; 125g unsalted butter; 1 1/3 cups brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1/4 cup marsala (optional); 2 cups self-raising flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 250g mascarpone; 1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted; 1/3 cup sugar; 2 tbsp water; 1 tsp instant coffee

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 03/03/2021

The flavours of coffee, marsala and mascarpone in this easy loaf cake are everything - tiramisu in a cake! - Greer Worsley

Ingredients

1 tbsp instant coffee
125g unsalted butter
1 1/3 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup marsala (optional)
2 cups self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder

Mascarpone icing

250g mascarpone
1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted

For sweet coffee syrup

1/3 cup sugar
2 tbsp water
1 tsp instant coffee

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 14cm x 24cm loaf tin.
Step 2

Dissolve coffee in 1/2 cup boiling water.
Step 3

In the bowl of a stand mixer or using handheld beaters, cream butter and sugar until pale. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Add oil and marsala (if using). Add flour, baking powder and coffee mixture and beat for 2 minutes until very smooth. Pour into prepared tin. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in tin, then remove to a rack.
Step 4

For icing, whisk together ingredients until smooth. To make sweet coffee syrup, combine ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to the boil and allow to simmer for 2-3 minutes until thick and sticky.
Step 5

Spread icing over cooled cake, then drizzle over coffee syrup.