Tiramisu Cake Dessert
This recipe substitutes angel food cake for the ladyfingers, instant pudding for the raw egg/milk and a Greek yogurt/cream cheese mixture for the mascarpone.
Ingredients
Espresso Syrup
- 1-¼ cups hot water
- 2-½ tablespoon instant espresso coffee
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon orange flavored liqueur or orange juice
Filling
- 1 (4 serving) package instant Greek Yogurt vanilla pudding mix
- 1½ cups skim milk fat-free
- 12 ounces (1 ½ packages) Neufchatel or fat-free cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt use Fage brand
- 1 (8 oz.) container frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
- 1 angel food cake store bough or homemade
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 pint fresh strawberries sliced
Instructions
- To prepare espresso syrup combine all ingredients, stirring, until sugar is dissolved; Set aside.
- To prepare filling, in medium bowl, beat pudding mix and milk for 2 minutes; let set 5 minutes.
- In large bowl, using same beaters, beat cream cheese and yogurt until smooth.
- Add pudding mixture and whipped topping; blend well.
- With serrated knife, cut angel food cake into thin even slices.
- Using half of the cake slices, one at a time, quickly dip cake slices into espresso syrup. Place in a single layer over the bottom of a 13x9-inch serving dish.
- Pour half the filling mixture over the top smoothing with a spatula.
- Evenly dust top with ½ tablespoon of cocoa.
- Slice strawberries and arrange in a single layer on top of cocoa.
- Repeat layers using remaining cake, espresso, filling and cocoa.
- Cover and chill.
- Before serving, garnish with fresh strawberries
Notes
If making half the recipe use an 8" square pyrex dish.
Use an angel food cake loaf. It slices more easily and is the right size.
If you can’t find espresso powder use instant coffee powder.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 264mgPotassium: 258mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 230IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 0.4mg
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