Chocolate Tiramisu Cakes

While thumbing through an older Pampered Chef recipe booklet, I came across this recipe. I have a soft spot for bite sized desserts. It just feels so indulgent...without really being so.

Guilt free (or at least less guilt) desserting!

Of course the picture in the cookbook shows these cakes with perfectly piped topping. Mine are a little more "rustic" looking. That being said, darling daughter spent quite some time yesterday trying to convince hubby and myself that we shouldn't bother tasting them. As she says "nope, they are horrible. You won't like them. Can't waste food though, so I will just be the one to eat them and save you the pain".
Oh she thinks she is so sly!

My batter was very crumbly, but I just smooshed it into the pan and crossed my fingers. Everything came out intact, so I guess that is OK.
(If you make these, let me know if you have the same problem)


Ingredients:
Cake
1 Small package (9oz) devil’s food cake mix
¼ Cup sour cream
1 Egg
1 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp instant coffee granules
⅓ Cup coffee liqueur

Filling and Topping
1 ½ Cups thawed frozen whipped topping
8 oz Marscarpone cheese
¼ Cup powdered sugar
2 Tsp vanilla extract
Unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Spray cups of a mini muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray
3. Combine cake mix, sour cream, egg, coffee granules, and water, mix.
4. Divide batter evenly among cups.
5. Bake 8-10 minutes
6. Meanwhile, place whipped topping into a large resealable plastic bag; secure and set aside.
7. Combine cheese, sugar, and vanilla; mix until smooth
8. Place filling into an additional resealable plastic bag; secure and set aside.
9. Remove cakes from oven. Using a tool, press tops of cakes to make slight, bowl shaped, indentations
10. Move cakes to cooling rack. Brush tops of each cake with coffee liqueur.
11. Cool completely
12. Trim both corners of both bags. Pipe filling over cakes.
13. Pipe whipped topping over filling
14. Sprinkle with cocoa powder, if desired

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