Tiramisu

My dearest Milanese friend makes the best tiramisu. This is a recipe that is adapted from hers. If you are going to make a tiramisu at home, it has to be using this recipe. Trust me, when you make it once, you will never go back to having tiramisu at restaurants.

Ingredients for Tiramisu

6 simple ingredients give you a delicious dessert.

Ingredients List for Tiramisu

• 4 eggs
• 1 cup of white sugar
• 475 grams of mascarpone cheese
• 1 box of ladyfinger cookies
• 2 cups of cold coffee
• 1/4 cup of cocoa powder for topping

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Coffee

To make our delicious tiramisu, we need to start by making coffee.

• Make 2 cups of strong coffee and set it aside to allow it to cool down completely.
• I use a good quality coffee. The better your coffee, the better your tiramisu will taste.

The Egg Yolks

Next, we need to make the creamy cheese mixture.

• Start by separating four egg yolks and white.
• Place the yolks in one bowl and the whites in another bowl.
• Add 1 cup of sugar to the egg yolks and mix it in well.
• I use an electric whisk because it helps mix the sugar better.
• Continue to whisk until the sugar has dissolved and you have a light yellow fluffy mixture.

The Mascarpone

Once the sugar has dissolved, we can add our mascarpone cheese.

• Add all of the mascarpone cheese to the egg yolk and sugar mixture.
• Whisk it in until you have a smooth consistency and all of the cheese is blended into the egg yolks.
• Cover and set it aside.

The Egg Whites

Next, come the egg whites.

• Properly wash and dry your whisk.
• Whisk your egg whites until you have stiff peaks.

Mixing the Yolks and Whites

Once you have your stiff peak egg whites, we can mix them into the yolks.

• Add 1/4 of the egg whites to the yolks and gently fold them in.
• Once they are folded in, add the remaining whites and fold them in.
• We need to be gentle with mixing the whites in so as not to lose the air we just added to them by whisking them.

Making the Tiramisu

We have our coffee ready, our creamy cheesy mix ready and we are now ready to put the tiramisu together.

• Take one lady finger and quickly dip it in the cooled down coffee. Do not let the fingers sit in the coffee or they will disintegrate.
• Place it in a deep dish that can hold 4 layers. I use a 4-inch deep serving dish.
• Continue to layer the lady fingers until you have covered the bottom. Do not worry about the spaces left empty. They will be filled with the cheesy mixture.

• Pour 1/2 the sweet cheesy mixture on top of the fingers and even it out.
• Make a second layer of fingers by dipping and placing them on top of the cheesy mixture.
• Once you have the fingers layered, pour the remaining half of the cheesy mix on top of the fingers and spread it out evenly.
• Cover it and place it in the fridge for up to 2 hours.
• Remove it from the fridge just before serving and sprinkle with cocoa powder. Serve cold.

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