Tiramisu Mug Cake

Name: Tiramisu Mug Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons amaretto or rum; 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder; 3/4 cup Betty Crocker™ Bisquick™ Pancake & Baking Mix Original; 1/3 cup milk; 6 tablespoons sugar, divided; 3 tablespoons butter, softened; 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/3 cup mascarpone or cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon cocoa powder; 3 tablespoons grated chocolate (optional)

2 Ratings

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Prep 10 min
Total 20 min
Servings 2

Tiramisu for two! Grab some coffee mugs, and make this microwave take on the classic Italian layered dessert. MORE+ LESS-

By Cheeky Kitchen

Updated September 8, 2017

Ingredients

tablespoons amaretto or rum

teaspoons instant espresso powder

3/4

cup Betty Crocker™ Bisquick™ Pancake & Baking Mix Original

1/3

cup milk

tablespoons sugar, divided

tablespoons butter, softened

1/3

cup heavy whipping cream

1/3

cup mascarpone or cream cheese, softened

teaspoon cocoa powder

tablespoons grated chocolate (optional)

Steps

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1

In a small bowl, mix together amaretto and coffee powder. Pour 2 tablespoons into each coffee mug and reserve the rest for later.
2

In a medium bowl, stir together Bisquick™, milk, 2 tablespoons sugar and butter. Spoon mixture into mugs.
3

Microwave 2 minutes, or until the center of each mug cake sets.
4

Drizzle cakes with remaining amaretto-coffee mixture.
5

In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat cream until soft peaks form. Add 2 tablespoons sugar and mascarpone. Whip just until fluffy.
6

Spoon atop warm mug cakes. Sprinkle with cocoa powder and chocolate.

Expert Tips

If prepping this recipe ahead for a dinner party, refrigerate the cooked mug cakes until chilled before topping with mascarpone mixture.

Nutrition Information

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More About This Recipe

Tasty tiramisu…made in the microwave? It’s true! With this easy mug cake, we’ve hacked all the flavors of the classic Italian dessert. But no ladyfingers needed. Start with basic Bisquick™ and add some sugar and butter. Then soak it with instant espresso and amaretto. Two minutes later, you’ll be taking a tender cake out of the microwave, ready to be topped with a whipped mascarpone and cream mousse. Deliciously simple! One of the best mug cakes we’ve ever tried.