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Tiramisù

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 6–8 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert, Italian

Tags: easy, italian, recipes for dessert, recipes using brandy, recipes using cocoa powder, recipes using cognac, recipes using egg, recipes using marsala wine, recipes using mascarpone, recipes with images, recipes with metric units, trifle

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ATiramis%C3%B9)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ATiramis%C3%B9&oldid=4608624

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 100 g (½ cup) white granulated sugar
  • 500 g (2 ½ cups) mascarpone cheese
  • 4 small coffee cups espresso coffee
  • 400 g of lady fingers (savoiardi) (or sponge cake)
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

  1. Make espresso coffee, and let it cool a bit.
  2. Separate the egg yolks and the whites of two eggs in two bowls.
  3. Beat sugar into the egg yolks.
  4. Beat the mascarpone into the sweetened yolks.
  5. Add two more egg whites to the other two and whip until they form stiff peaks.
  6. Gently fold egg whites into mascarpone mixture.
  7. Quickly dip both sides of the ladyfingers in the espresso.
  8. Layer soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone in a large bowl or pan (start with fingers, finish with mascarpone).
  9. Refrigerate for one hour or two.
  10. Sprinkle unsweetened cocoa powder on top just before to serve.

Notes

Savoiardi are the traditional biscuits used with this recipe, rather than ladyfingers. Sponge cake can also be used.

It is common, but not in the original recipe, to use marsala wine (or brandy or cognac) or Amaretto di sarono with the coffee.

Cream can be used as an alternative to Mascarpone cheese. Whip 375–500 ml (¾–1 pint) of double cream (heavy cream) until stiff peaks form, then add the sugar and continue from step 2.

Full-fat cream cheese can be used as an alternative to mascarpone; add some cream to taste.

An Atkins friendly version of this recipe is also available.

The raw eggs in this recipe are not heated as part of the recipe. Using already pasteurized eggs, or pasteurizing the eggs while following the recipe, may help avoid health hazards like salmonella.

In this recipe the term "ladyfingers" refers to a kind of biscuit or cake, not to okra.

Whether thickening with egg whites or cream, ensure it is stiff before adding to the other ingredients; if it is not stiff, the tiramisu will not set properly.