Easy Tiramisu
- CAKE
- vegetable oil cooking spray, for misting the pan
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package plain white cake mix
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (such as canola, corn, safflower, soybean, or sunflower)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- SYRUP
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup Kahlua or 1/4 cup other coffee-flavored liqueur
- TOPPING
- 2 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt or 2 cups nonfat vanilla yogurt
- 1 (16 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350u0b0F.
- Lightly mist a 13- by 9-inch baking pan with vegetable oil spray.
- Set the pan aside.
- Place the cake mix, water, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
- Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
- Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
- Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping the sides down again, if needed.
- The batter should look thick and well blended.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it out with the rubber spatula.
- Place the pan in the oven.
- Bake the cake until it is golden brown and springs back when lightly pressed with your finger, 32 to 35 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool.
- Meanwhile, prepare the syrup.
- Place the hot water, coffee powder, and sugar in a small bowl and stir to combine until the coffee and sugar dissolve.
- Stir in the coffee liqueur.
- Poke holes in the cake with a chopstick or drinking straw and spoon the syrup over the cake so that the syrup can seep down into the holes.
- Set the cake aside.
- Prepare the topping.
- Place the yogurt, cream cheese, and confectioners' sugar in a large mixing bowl and blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 to 2 minutes.
- The mixture should look well combined and thick.
- Spread the topping over the syrup-soaked cake, using the rubber spatula to spread the topping out to the edges of the cake.
- No more than an hour before serving, sift the cocoa powder over the topping so that it covers the top of the cake.
- Slice the cake into squares and serve.
- Store this cake, covered in aluminum foil, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-tiramisu-69606 (may not work)