Tiramisu
Serves
8
Total Time
4hrs 25mins
Calories
559
Done correctly, a classic tiramisù can be transcendent. A creamy dessert of espresso-soaked ladyfingers surrounded by lightly sweetened whipped cream and a rich mascarpone, tiramisù relies heavily on the qualit...
- Bittersweet chocolate55 gshaved
- Granulated sugar100 g
- Egg yolk4
- Heavy cream180 ml
- Mascarpone cheese225 g
- Sponge fingers24
- Espresso420 ml
- Cognac2 tablespoons
- Unsweetened cocoa powder2 tablespoons
Ingredients
- 1. Add granulated sugar and egg yolk to a clean stand mixer bowl
- 2. Beat until triples in volume
- 3. Transfer content of stand mixer bowl to large mixing bowl
- 4. Clean stand mixer bowl then set aside
- 5. Add granulated sugar and heavy cream to a clean medium bowl
- 6. Beat until soft peaks form
- 7. Add mascarpone cheese to the medium bowl
- 8. Beat until peaks form
- 9. Fold mixture into egg mixture gently
- 10. Add espresso and Cognac to a clean small bowl and mix
- 11. Dip sponge fingers into the mixture one by one
- 12. Dust a clean 2-quart baking dish (an 8x8-inch dish, or a 9-inch round cake pan would also work here) with 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 13. Transfer ladyfingers into baking dish
- 14. Repeat, using half the ladyfingers, until you’ve got an even layer, breaking the ladyfingers in half as needed to fill in any obvious gaps
- 15. Add half of mascarpone mixture to ladyfingers
- 16. Repeat with remaining espresso-dipped ladyfingers and mascarpone mixture
- 17. Dust with unsweetened cocoa powder
- 18. Garnish with bittersweet chocolate
- 19. Cover with plastic wrap
- 20. Let rest in fridge - approx 4 hr
- 21. Serve
Method
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