Tiramisu

Tiramisu literally means "pick me up".This famous Italian dessert is made with savoiardi(a.k.a lady fingers),egg yolks,mascarpone,coffee and cocoa powders.This recipe is the basic Tiramisu recipe.Click here for a variation of Tiramisu.I have used ready made ladyfingers,I will do a post on how to make lady fingers at home at a later time.Ladyfingers are nothing but a type of sponge cake which is soaked in coffee and assembled with the mascarpone.

Preparation time:20 minutes

Serves:multiple

Heres the cake with a candle for my husband

Ingredients:

8oz mascarpone

1 cup heavy whipping cream

2 cups powdered sugar

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

1 tablespoon coffee powder

1 pack ladyfingers(savoiardi)

1/2 tablespoon rum(optional)(I used kahlua)

Procedure:

1.Whisk the mascarpone with 1 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of coffee powder until smooth and combined without any lumps.

2.Whisk the heavy cream with 1 cup of sugar until stiff peaks form.

3.Fold the mascarpone mixture into the whipped cream.

4.Make about 3 tablespoons espresso with the remaining coffee powder.(You can boil water and add the coffee powder).Add rum to this mixture after removing from the heat.

5.Now on a dessert plate place 3 ladyfingers next to each other.Drizzle the coffee rum mixture.

6.Place a dollop of the whipped cream-mascarpone mixture.

7.Lay another layer of ladyfingers on top.

8.Drizzle the coffee rum mixture.

9.Place a dollop of the whipped cream-mascarpone mixture.Take cocoa powder in a sieve and sprinkle it on top to finish it.

Tips:

You can make this as individual desserts or as a trifle in a trifle bowl as shown below.If you want to make it like a cake see recipe here.

Assemble the dessert a few hours ahead for the ladyfingers to soak the coffee and become soft.