* You can use your favorite cake recipe for the above 4 ingredients
¾ Cup Boiling hot water
2 Tablespoons Instant Coffee Powder
2 Tablespoons Kahlua Coffee Liqueur
¼ Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Tub (12 oz)Whipped Cream Cheese
4 ounces Cream Cheese, softened
2¼ Cups Powdered Sugar
2 Tablespoons Kahlua Coffee Liqueur
2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
4 ounces Shaved Chocolate (I used a Hershey's bar that I put in the freezer for about 30 minutes to make mine.)
1 -2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
12 Ladyfingers
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 9 inch pans with baking spray or grease and flour them.
Mix the cake mix, water, eggs and butter and pour equal amounts into each cake pan.
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden. A toothpick inserted into cake should come out clean.
Let the cake cool completely.
While cake is cooling, combine the boiling water, instant coffee, Kahlua and powdered sugar and let cool.
Mix the whipped cream cheese, softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and Kahlua until smooth.
In a another bowl whip the heavy cream till stiff peaks are formed.
Pour the heavy cream into the cream cheese mixture and whip about 1-2 minutes, until well combined.
When the cake is cooled, cut the cake in half horizontally.
Place one cake half on the bottom of your cake plate and drizzle with the coffee mixture.
Place ½ to ¾ cup of the cream cheese mixture on the cake and spread evenly to the edges.
Place the second half of the cake on top and drizzle with the coffee mixture. Top with ½ to ¾ cup of the cream cheese mixture and spread evenly to the edges.
Continue in the same manner with the remaining two cake halves.
Using the remaining frosting, cover the top and sides of cake generously.
Place the 12 Lady fingers around the edge of the cake leaving about a 1½ inch space between each one. Drizzle a little of the coffee mixture on each Lady finger. I poured the remaining coffee mixture into a squirt bottle and used it to do them one by one.
Dust the top of the cake with the cocoa powder and then top with the shaved Chocolate Curls. Afiyet olsun!
Recipe by In The Kitchen With April at http://www.inthekitchenwithapril.com/2014/02/tiramisu-cake.html