Tiramisu. Add mascarpone cheese and beat until smooth. As a Tiramisu-Lover, I decided to try this recipe, based on the reviews. The only thing I can say is WOW!!!!
The recipe has been adapted into many varieties of cakes and other desserts.
Tiramisu, however, has a few signature components that set it apart.
The filling starts with a zabaglione — which is a fancy name for egg yolks whisked with sugar and marsala wine (or rum, in our case) over a double-boiler until light, pale and foamy.
You can cook Tiramisu using 6 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Tiramisu
- You need 500 g of mascarpone cheese.
- It's 2 packs of sponge fingers.
- Prepare 11 tbsp of sugar.
- Prepare 10 of small cups of expresso.
- You need 5 of eggs.
- Prepare of Cocoa powder to dust top.
This zabaglione establishes the flavor of the whole dish. "Carry me up" is the translation for tiramisu, pronounced tir-ruh-mee-SOO. This rich Italian dessert is usually made with mascarpone, a buttery rich, slightly sweet and smooth Italian cream cheese. This classic Tiramisu is made authentically in the Italian way, with espresso soaked ladyfingers layered with a light and airy mascarpone cream, and dusted with cocoa powder to finish. This is a great make ahead dessert and perfect for entertaining!
Tiramisu instructions
- Make up the coffee and add one tablespoon of sugar. Allow to cool..
- Separate the egg white and yolks..
- Next beat the whites into a stiff peak..
- To the egg yolks add 10 tbsp of sugar and mix together well..
- Add the mascarpone cheese and beaten egg whites to the yolk mixture..
- Pour the coffee in a shallow bowl..
- One at a time soak the sponge fingers and line a baking dish with the coffee soaked sponges. Fill the bottom of the baking tray..
- Next add half the creamy mixture and smooth it out with the back of a spoon..
- Repeat steps 7 and 8..
- Sprinkle the top some cocoa powder..
- Can be made in advanced and stored in fridge for 48 hours or made and stored in freezer until needed..
Dust the tiramisu with cocoa and you're finished! This tiramisu can be made a day or two ahead of time and should last in your fridge for up to a week. Here are some of the tools I used to make my tiramisu. Tiramisu is a classic no-bake Italian dessert combining espresso-dipped ladyfingers and a creamy lightly sweetened mascarpone cream. Now if you're going to make tiramisu, you have to use the QUEEN OF CAKE's recipe!