Lotus Biscoff Cake (Easy Recipe!)

Looking for a lighter version of a celebratory buttercream cake? This Biscoff cake uses lighter ingredients that don’t take away from the taste but only add to it! Creamy mascarpone makes this dessert taste like cookie butter caramel cheesecake in between rich cake layers. Ready in less than 2 hours!

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Why You Will Love This Recipe

– You only need 3 ingredients to make both the filling AND the outer coating!

– The cake is lighter than regular buttercream cakes because it uses mascarpone instead of regular heavy buttercream.

– This cake will stand out from the crowd as it has a unique flavor similar to gingerbread cookies with caramel.

– You can freeze the cake layers and make the cream ahead of time so that all you need to do is assemble it whenever you are ready!

– This post contains tons of tips on how to make your cake perfect for the first time.

Ingredients

Unsalted butter – I used 82% butter. Make sure to bring it to room temperature first (below are the tips on how to do it fast)

Flour – feel free to use cake flour, otherwise, all-purpose flour is good as well.

Vanilla – use pure vanilla extract or vanilla paste but avoid the cheap versions of vanilla flavoring as it hurts the flavors instead of enhancing them! If you don’t have good-quality vanilla, then skip this ingredient.

Sugar – I used refined sugar but you can substitute it for brown sugar if you want even more molasses flavoring in the cake (biscoff already has some!)

Biscoff cookie butter – if you don’t have biscoff, you can make it at home! Biscoff is a cookie butter spread made from lotus cookies that have speculoos and spices in them. Basically, tastes like gingerbread cookies with caramel!

Lotus Biscoff cookies – I used a different brand of speculoos cookies as the store did not carry the original. They tasted just like the real deal, though!

For the filling

Mascarpone – a common cake ingredient that is often used in cheesecakes. You can substitute for cream cheese.

Jam – adds fruity notes to the cake, feel free to leave it out if you want but I find that it adds to the flavors of the cake. I used my homemade jam, if you are interested in making your own, too, check out my plum jam, apple plum jam, and elderberry jam recipes.

You can add 3-4 tbsp powdered sugar if you would like your filling sweeter.

For the icing

Make sure to use powdered sugar as granulated sugar will not dissolve and the granules will be felt with each bite! If you don’t have powdered sugar, make it by grinding granulated sugar in a coffee or spice grinder.

How to Bring Butter and Eggs to Room Temperature Fast

Cut the butter into small cubes and leave it at room temperature for 20 minutes. Do not try to heat it in the microwave as it will melt and then you won’t be able to bring it back to its prior shape.

Place the eggs into a bowl with hot water for 5 minutes.

Substitutions and Swaps

If you don’t have the original Biscoff spread, use cookie butter instead, they are similar in flavor and texture!

To make gluten-free Biscoff cake you will need more than just gluten-free flour. Biscoff spread is made with cookies so you will need to make your own homemade gluten free biscoff spread first, and then make gluten free cake sponges which you will need a separate recipe for. If that is too much work for you, check out my gluten free brownie cake instead!

This recipe is peanut and sesame-free if you are allergic to these ingredients.

Tools You Might Need

– Hand mixer (or a stand mixer)

– 2 of 8 or 9-inch (20-23 cm) cake pans.

– 3 mixing bowls (minimum)

– Rubber spatula

– Whisk

– Parchment paper

– Cake strips (optional) – ensures that the cake is baked evenly and the sides are not burned.

– Oven thermometer (optional)

– Digital scale (strongly recommended). If you are serious about cooking and especially baking, you will only benefit from getting a digital scale. It only costs a few bucks, yet, you will be able to improve thousands of recipes by using it.

– Cooling rack (optional but helpful with many other recipes)

– Plastic wrap.

How to Make Lotus Biscoff Cake

Step 1 – Mix the wet ingredients

Preheat the oven to 160C/320F and line the cake tins (also called sandwich tins but have nothing to do with sandwiches) with parchment paper. Beat butter with sugar for no less than 5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well incorporated. Add melted and cooled biscoff spread with vanilla extract and mix until incorporated.

Step 2 – Mix the dry ingredients

In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Crush the cookies into small pieces. Add the dry ingredients and the cookies to the wet ingredients and fold them in with a rubber spatula until you don’t see any spots of flour.

Step 3 – Bake the sponges

Separate the batter into two cake tins evenly (as much as possible) and place them onto the middle rack in the oven for the next 35-40 minutes but check the cakes at 30 minutes mark to make sure they are not burning. Take the cakes out when the toothpick comes out clean.

Let the cakes cool for 5 minutes before taking them out. Then, place them onto a cooling rack (if you have one) for 10-15 minutes until they are not too hot anymore. Then, wrap them into foil and place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes to cool (it will help handle the cakes better).

Step 4 – Making the filling and the icing

While the cakes are cooling down, make the filling and the icing. Add mascarpone with biscoff, sugar, and vanilla and mix with a hand mixer (or a stand mixer) until incorporated. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.

For the icing, mix mascarpone and sugar, then cover with plastic wrap and place into the fridge until ready to use.

Grind the cookies in a food processor for decorating later.

Step 5 – Assembling the cake

If your cake has a dome in the middle, cut it off to make sure the cake is flat. Then, you can cut off the sides of the cake if they are lower than the rest of it (optional)

Place the cake onto a cake stand or a container box (if you are planning to transport it) as you begin to assemble. This step will ensure you don’t have to move the whole cake when it’s done.

Place the first layer, and spread a thin layer of jam of choice. Then, spread the mascarpone filling evenly with a spatula. Dump all the filling into the middle of the cake and spread to the sides by making circle-like motions.

Place the top layer onto the filling and spread the mascarpone icing on the top and the sides of the cake. The mascarpone is soft so the icing will have streaks left by the spatula.

Take the ground cookies and sprinkle them onto one half of the cake. Gently tap the sides of the cake with the cookie crumbs. Place a few cookies on top of the cake for decoration.

Keep in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.

How to Freeze Biscoff Cake

You can freeze the cake layers before assembling them by wrapping them in plastic wrap and placing them in the freezer. They will keep for 3 months. Let the cakes thaw for a couple of hours or place them into the oven at 150 degrees for about 5 minutes. It is better to rather let your cake thaw, though.

Expert Tips

– Use room temperature ingredients to ensure the best texture. Cut the butter into small cubes and leave at room temp for 20 minutes and place the eggs in hot water for 5 minutes. That will bring the ingredients to room temperature faster! For the filling and icing, it is ok to use cold mascarpone.

– If your batter split when adding the eggs it means that you did not beat the butter with sugar long enough or that you used cold butter. If this happens, just proceed with the process, it will be ok.

– Bake the cakes at 160C/320F to ensure slow rising and prevent a dome from forming on top of the cake layers.

– You can make the filling and frosting ahead of time and keep them in the fridge for 2-3 days.

– It is very important you measure your flour correctly. For that stir the flour with a spoon to make sure it is not compressed and scoop the flour into the cup, then shave off the excess with a back side of a knife. For even better measuring use a digital scale, this will ensure you make the recipe perfectly every single time.

– Folding the flour into the wet ingredients is important because it prevents gluten development which would make cakes tough like bread.

– If you noticed that your cake layers often burn in your oven I recommend you get both an oven thermometer and cake strips. Most ovens are not 100% accurate on their temperatures and cake strips will prevent the sides of the cakes from burning.

– Parchment paper will make it easier to separate the cakes from the tins.

– It is very important to wait for the cake to cool before decorating as otherwise the icing and the filling will melt.

Biscoff FAQ

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Easy Biscoff Cake

Natasha

This Biscoff cake recipe is unique because of its lightness and creaminess. The cake tastes like gingerbread caramel cheesecakes with rich cake layers.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 35 mins

Assembling & Cooling Time 30 mins

Total Time 1 hr 25 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine European

Servings 1 cake

Calories 559 kcal

Equipment

• – Hand mixer (or a stand mixer)
• – 2 of 8 or 9-inch (20-23 cm) cake pans.
• – 3 mixing bowls (minimum)
• rubber spatula
• whisk
• parchment paper
• – Cake strips (optional) – ensures that the cake is baked evenly and the sides are not burned.
• – Oven thermometer (optional)
• Digital scale (strongly recommended). If you are serious about cooking and especially baking, you will only benefit from getting a digital scale. It only costs a few bucks, yet, you will be able to improve thousands of recipes by using it.
• – Cooling rack (optional but helpful with many other recipes)
• – Plastic wrap.

Ingredients

  

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• 140 grams (⅔ cup) unsalted butter room temperature
• 4 eggs room temperature
• 150 grams (1¼ cups) all-purpose flour cake flour works, too
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 15 lotus cookies
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract or paste
• 220 grams (1 cup + 2 tbsp) Biscoff spread melted and cooled
• 120 grams (½ cup + 2 tbsp) granulated sugar can use brown sugar

For the Filling

• 250 grams (1 cup + 2 tbsp) mascarpone can use cold
• 270 grams (1¼ cups + 2 tbsp) Biscoff spread can use cold
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp powdered sugar optional

For the Icing

• 250 grams (1 cup + 2 tbsp) mascarpone
• 35 grams (⅓ cup) powdered sugar

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 160C/320F and line the cake tins (also called sandwich tins but have nothing to do with sandwiches) with parchment paper. Beat butter with sugar for no less than 5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well incorporated. Add melted and cooled biscoff spread with vanilla extract and mix until incorporated.
• In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Crush the cookies into small pieces. Add the dry ingredients and the cookies to the wet ingredients and fold them in with a rubber spatula until you don’t see any spots of flour.
• Separate the batter into two cake tins evenly (as much as possible) and place them onto the middle rack in the oven for the next 35-40 minutes but check the cakes at 30 minutes mark to make sure they are not burning. Take the cakes out when the toothpick comes out clean.
• Let the cakes cool for 5 minutes before taking them out. Then, place them onto a cooling rack (if you have one) for 10-15 minutes until they are not too hot anymore. Then, wrap them into foil and place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes to cool (it will help handle the cakes better).
• While the cakes are cooling down, make the filling and the icing. Add mascarpone with biscoff, sugar, and vanilla and mix with a hand mixer (or a stand mixer) until incorporated. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• For the icing, mix mascarpone and sugar, then cover with plastic wrap and place into the fridge until ready to use.

  Grind the cookies in a food processor for decorating later.
• If your cake has a dome in the middle, cut it off to make sure the cake is flat. Then, you can cut off the sides of the cake if they are lower than the rest of it (optional)

  Place the cake onto a cake stand or a container box (if you are planning to transport it) as you begin to assemble. This step will ensure you don’t have to move the whole cake when it's done.

  Place the first layer, and spread a thin layer of jam of choice. Then, spread the mascarpone filling evenly with a spatula. Dump all the filling into the middle of the cake and spread to the sides by making circle-like motions.

  Place the top layer onto the filling and spread the mascarpone icing on the top and the sides of the cake. The mascarpone is soft so the icing will have streaks left by the spatula.

  Take the ground cookies and sprinkle them onto one half of the cake. Gently tap the sides of the cake with the cookie crumbs. Place a few cookies on top of the cake for decoration.

  Keep in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.

Notes

– Use room temperature ingredients to ensure the best texture. Cut the butter into small cubes and leave at room temp for 20 minutes and place the eggs in hot water for 5 minutes. That will bring the ingredients to room temperature faster! For the filling and icing, it is ok to use cold mascarpone.

– If your batter split when adding the eggs it means that you did not beat the butter with sugar long enough or that you used cold butter. If this happens, just proceed with the process, it will be ok.

– Bake the cakes at 160C/320F to ensure slow rising and prevent a dome from forming on top of the cake layers.

– You can make the filling and frosting ahead of time and keep them in the fridge for 2-3 days.

– It is very important you measure your flour correctly. For that stir the flour with a spoon to make sure it is not compressed and scoop the flour into the cup, then shave off the excess with a back side of a knife. For even better measuring use a digital scale, this will ensure you make the recipe perfectly every single time.

– Folding the flour into the wet ingredients is important because it prevents gluten development which would make cakes tough like bread.

– If you noticed that your cake layers often burn in your oven I recommend you get both an oven thermometer and cake strips. Most ovens are not 100% accurate on their temperatures and cake strips will prevent the sides of the cakes from burning.

– Parchment paper will make it easier to separate the cakes from the tins.

– It is very important to wait for the cake to cool before decorating as otherwise the icing and the filling will melt.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 559kcalCarbohydrates: 31.4gProtein: 9.5gFat: 19.8gSaturated Fat: 11.9gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 206mgPotassium: 148mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 20gCalcium: 140mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Biscoff Cake, Easy Biscoff Cake, Lotuc Biscoff Cake

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