So tomorrow is my good friend Vickie’s birthday and she has been through a lot lately so I thought I would surprise her and make her a treat. She is not a sweets person at all, except for ONE thing-Tiramisu. She loves it! I was thinking of picking her up some from the local Italian deli but I had this recipe from Cuisine at Home Magazine I was dying to try, so I thought I would attempt it. The tiramisu bread is very lightly sweetened, so I made some homemade whipped cream for her too, which added a little more sweetness. I also lightly sprinkled it with powder sugar as well, which gave it just a bit of sweetness, and made it look pretty too! I hope she likes it and I hope you will all try it out too! Happy Birthday Vickie! May this be your best year ever! 🙂
Tiramisu Bread
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 pkg. mascarpone, room temperature (8 oz)
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tblsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp instant espresso powder
1 1/2 tblsp water
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup marsala
Powdered sugar, cocoa powder, whipped cream (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with cooking spray. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In large bowl, beat mascarpone and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Add flour to mascarpone mixture. Combine and add buttermilk. Divide batter in half and transfer half to a separate bowl. Combine cocoa, espresso and water in small bowl. Pour cocoa mixture into half of batter. Alternately spoon batters into prepared pan lengthwise (chocolate, regular, chocolate, regular, etc.). Use a skewer or knife to marble them together. Bake for 50-55 minutes. Using a fork or skewer, poke small holes all over top of warm bread. Pour marsala over the top of bread. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes and then turn onto a rack to cool. Slice when cooled, sprinkle with powder sugar or cocoa powder. Serve with whipped cream. Share with a friend or enjoy it all yourself! 🙂
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