Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Tiramisu Trifle

Normally I don't really enjoy making the same recipe over and over again. I'm always on the search for something new, something different, something better, but when it comes to Christmas I always make a Tiramisu Trifle because it's just that good.

I think this recipe is perfect to serve after a big holiday meal because it is so light and not overly sweet. I also like it because you can serve it in a variety of ways. You can make a single recipe of this and put it in a pie plate or individual mini trifle dishes or even stemless martini glasses. What I do most often though is double the recipe and put it in a trifle dish. It looks beautiful and serves a lot of people. 

I served these mini trifle dishes at a holiday dessert party back in 2008.

Tiramisu Toffee Trifle Pie

1 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
3/4 cup warm water
1 (10.75-ounce) frozen pound cake, thawed
1 (8-ounce) package mascarpone, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
2 (1.4-ounce) English toffee candy bars, coarsely chopped (I use Heath bits)


Stir together coffee and 3/4 cup warm water until coffee is dissolved. Cool.
Cut cake into 14 slices. Cut each slice in half diagonally. Place triangles in bottom and up sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Drizzle coffee mixture over cake.
Beat mascarpone cheese, sugar, and chocolate syrup at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add 2 1/2 cups whipped topping, and beat until light and fluffy.
For a pie plate: Spread cheese mixture evenly over cake. Dollop remaining whipped topping around edges of pie. Sprinkle with candy. 


For a trifle dish: Make layers of cake, cheese mixture, whipped topping and candy. Repeat! 


Chill 8 hours.



Can someone pass me a spoon???



Holiday

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8 comments :

  1. That sounds so good! And they look so cute in the little trifle dishes!

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  2. ohmigosh! I want to make that RIGHT NOW! Can I make just 1 serving?

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  3. I'm definitely going to have to try these...my hubs would LOVE them!

    www.mommymandymusings.com

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  4. My mouth is seriously watering...yum!! So glad you shared this. I'm your newest follower :) loving your blog! What a beautiful family you have.
    Brittany @ funwiththefullwoods.blogspot.com

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  5. These are beautiful! I'm sure they taste even better than they look.

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  6. The mini trifles are so so cute! Love the toffee addition! Super yummy! Thanks so much for linking up today Laura! :)

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  7. WOW! If those taste even half as good as they look, that would be AWESOME! I love how you've separated them out into their own serving glasses. I'm not really a big tiramisu fan because it's not sweet enough for me, but I'd be willing to make these just b/c of how pretty they look! :o)

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  8. Yep, this is getting made. It might even grace my Christmas eve dinner table. I'm in charge of dessert and I'm always a fan of things in little individual containers. ANd I also have a thing for tiramisu. Hopefully my whole family does too.

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