Espresso and Mascarpone Icebox Cake
- Ready In:
- 9hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 3 cups chilled heavy cream
- 1⁄2 cup sugar, plus
- 1 tablespoon sugar (total of 9 tablespoons)
- 1 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- 1 (9 ounce) box chocolate wafers, such as nabisco famous
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
directions
- Beat 2 cups cream with 6 tablespoons sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until it just holds soft peaks, 2 to 4 minutes.
- Reduce speed to low, then add mascarpone and mix until combined.
- Spread 1 1/4 cups mascarpone mixture evenly in bottom of a 9 1/2- to 10-inch springform pan and cover with 14 wafers, slightly overlapping if necessary.
- Spread with another 1 1/4 cups mascarpone mixture, followed by 14 more wafers arranged in the same manner.
- Spread remaining mascarpone mixture on top.
- Smooth top with a metal offset spatula, then cover pan with foil and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
- Transfer from freezer to refrigerator and chill, covered, until a sharp knife inserted into center cuts through softened wafers easily, about 8 hours.
- Pulse remaining chocolate wafers in a food processor until finely ground.
- Beat remaining cup of cream with espresso powder and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar using electric mixer at medium speed until it just holds stiff peaks, about 3 minutes.
- Remove foil and side of pan and frost cake all over with espresso cream.
- Sprinkle edge of top lightly with wafer crumbs.
- Serve cold.
- Cake, without espresso cream, can be chilled up to 2 days.
- Cake can be frosted with espresso cream 4 hours ahead and chilled, loosely covered with foil.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
glynn117
United States
I'm a self-taught home cook who reads cookbooks like a novel. Then I try out all different nationalities of recipes, especially the more complicated ones...I love a challenge! I entertain often and enjoy cooking for others more than for myself. If my friends and family are happy eating my cooking, then I'm ecstatic!