Tiramisu is a Italian dessert, it is made of layers of lady finger biscuits dipped in a strong coffee and then it is layered with egg, mascarpone, and cream mixture.
Ingredients:
- 8 oz mascarpone
- 1 cup cream, whipped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs, separated
- 6 tablespoons caster sugar
- 24 lady fingers
- 3 cups of coffee, cooled
- Unsweetened coco powder
Directions:
- In top of a double broiler set over simmering water, whip the yolks, vanilla, and 3 tablespoon of sugar until frothy for 5 minutes, set aside.
- In another bowl whip the egg whites until stiff over the double broiler add the 3 tablespoon of sugar, one at the time beat until thick.
- Fold the egg yolk and the egg white mixture.
- Fold in the mascarpone try not to loose the volume
- Fold the cream into the egg and mascarpone mixture.
- Dip the lady fingers one at the time into the coffee drain off any excess and arrange them in the base of a deep serving dish.
- Spread half of the cream mixture over the biscuits.
- Dip the remaining lady fingers and repeat the layers.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or over night.
Before serving, dust top with cocoa powder.
This is my favourite dessert.
Thanks for giving us the recipe.
I can never have too much of Tiramisu!!!
absolutely gorgeous!!
hi i just made this tiramisu cause i have guest tomorrow and i though it would be a great idea to make it the night before, but the cream part was too runny i really don’t know what went wrong cause i followed the recipe and the direction you gave. BTW yours looks great.
Hi Lulu
Make sure the egg mixture is cooled before mixing in the cream and mascarpone.
Thanks again for trying the recipe.
that s a great recipe for when guests come.
thanks
I am glad you liked the recipe, it is one of my favorite.
How can you add egg to tge tirmisu? Its like eatinf uncooked egg in a cold cake.
Hi,
This method with double broiler the egg gets heated and cooked, to a creamy custard consistency.
I hope that answers your question.
I do have one recipe that calls no eggs, I will post it soon.
Is the mascarpone you use halal