Tiramisu

Tiramisu ("pick me up" or "cheer me up") is an Italian dessert made from a mixture of whipped mascarpone cheese, eggs and sugar. The mascarpone mixture gets layered with ladyfingers that have been dipped in coffee. A liqueur is also sometimes added, I prefer rum. This recipe is almost authentic. I say almost because it does not make use of egg whites. Instead of beaten egg whites, I make use of beaten cream. You can omit the egg yolks as well if raw egg puts you off, but I like them in there. I don't have a reason for making tiramisu this way. It is just the way I was taught at the beginning of my career and it stuck I guess.

📝 Ingredients

• 500 ml cream (I recommend Millac Gold)
• 500 g mascarpone
• 250 ml sugar
• 10 ml vanilla extract
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 pkt ladyfinger biscuits
• 1 cup strong black coffee
• 100 ml rum
• dark chocolate for grating

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Add the rum to the coffee and set it aside to cool
2. 2Beat the egg yolks, sugar, vanilla and mascarpone together until thick.
3. 3Beat the cream separately until stiff then fold in to the mascarpone mixture
4. 4Dip the ladyfinger biscuits in the coffee mixture one by one and layer the base of your tray or baking dish.
5. 5Spread half of the mascarpone mixture on top of the biscuits.
6. 6Repeat with another layer of biscuits and the remaining cream.
7. 7Refrigerate the tiramisu for at least two hour. Sprinkle with some grated dark chocolate and serve.