“Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.” Ernestine Ulmer
A layered cake is always a crowd pleaser at a party and looks like you went through a great deal of effort to make it. This dessert comes together in minutes, is chilled overnight and is perfect for easy entertaining. Because of its coffee flavoring, I served it recently at a summer brunch. With Kahlua, espresso, chocolate and mascarpone, the filling ressembles tiramisu in texture and taste. The fun secret ingredient is actually layers of chocolate chip cookies! This is a Barefoot Contessa recipe that I adapted. The original had 5 layers in an 8 inch springform pan but was hard to slice. I made mine in a 9 inch pan with only 3 layers. This yielded 12 servings instead of 8 and with a cake this rich, that was perfect. Continue reading