Cake is my downfall. I can refuse a glass of wine, push away an opened box of handmade chocolates, spurn a toffee from the tin and turn my nose up at a HobNob, but I can never, ever resist a slice of cake. -Nigel Slater I have to agree with Mr. Slater; it’s hard to say no to a good piece of cake. I recently received Tessa Huff’s (Style Sweet CA) new cookbook Layered, which is packed full of every kind of layer cake you can imagine, plus baking and decorating tips and techniques. It’s beautifully photographed, with both classic and inventive cake recipes. I mixed and matched two recipes from Tessa’s book to come up with this Chocolate Tiramisu Cake, but next on my list are the Lemony Carrot Cake, Riesling Rhubarb Crisp Cake, and Banana Cream Cake. Chocolate Tiramisu Cake Adapted from Layered by Tessa Huff A few notes: I made this into a ‘mini’ cake, and used three 6-inch cake pans (the leftover batter I baked into cupcakes). I didn’t have instant espresso powder for the rum-espresso soak, so instead I used 1/4 cup of fresh brewed [...]
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