Twinkle Tiramisu

7 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 cream-filled sponge cakes (recommended: Twinkies)
  • 1 cup espresso or strong coffee, unsweetened
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 (8 3/4-ounce) packages mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
  • Yellow food coloring
  • 10 vanilla wafers

Directions

  1. 1
    Cut the sponge cakes in half lengthwise and fit the bottom halves into a 7 by 11-inch pan.
  2. 2
    Drizzle half the coffee over them.
  3. 3
    Whip the cream to soft peaks and sweeten it with the sugar.
  4. 4
    Whisk the mascarpone cheese a bit to loosen it and fold in the whipped cream.
  5. 5
    Pour half of this mixture over the sponge cakes and spread it out evenly.
  6. 6
    Make another layer with the tops of the sponge cakes and drizzle them with the remaining coffee.
  7. 7
    Mix about 10 drops of food coloring into the remaining cream mixture, enough to make it the same yellow color as the sponge cakes.
  8. 8
    Spread this evenly over the sponge cakes.
  9. 9
    Coarsely crush the vanilla wafers and scatter them over the top.
  10. 10
    Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

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