Made Tiramisù last sunday.
Tiramisù in Italian means "pick-me-up"
It turn out quite well....
heres the recipe...
Traditional tiramisu -
Serving size: Serves 8INGREDIENTS
6 eggs
2/3 cup caster sugar
500g mascarpone
12 strong espresso coffees or (3 cups strong
plunger coffee)at room tempreture, poured into a medium bowl
2 shots of kahlua
1-2 tablespoons cocoa powder, for dusting
40 savoiardi biscuits (2 large packets) i used 2 saralee all purpose butter poundcake
METHOD
Separate egg yolks from egg whites into two large
bowls. Using a whisk or electric beater, beat egg yolks with sugar until pale in colour.
Add mascarpone and mix through with a wooden spoon. Set aside.
Beat egg whites to a stiff peak. Fold egg whites into mascarpone mixture.
Add 2 shots of kahlua to the coffee
Dip savoiardi biscuits one at a time in bowl of coffee taking care not to over-soak them.
Place biscuits side by side into a rectangular Pyrex dish, to form a layer. Spread with
half of the mascarpone mixture and dust it with cocoa powder. Repeat this process the remaining savoiardi biscuits and finishing with the remaining mascarpone mixture.
Set aside in refrigerator for 2 hours. Sprinkle some more cocoa powder before serving.
If u using Poundcake.. slice the poundcake into 13 slices with each pound cake. place them side by side into the rectangular Pyrex dish. Use a spoon, water the pound cake in the Pyrex dish with the coffee, dont over water or under water it. Spread with
half of the mascarpone mixture and dust it with cocoa powder. Repeat this process with the remaining pound cake slices and finishing with the remaining
mascarpone mixture. Set aside in refrigerator for 2 hours. Sprinkle some more cocoa powder before serving.
ENJOY! :)
