Tiramisù
Tiramisù means "cheer me up" in Italian and aptly describes this dessert traditionally made from savoiardi or ladyfingers or sponge cake, espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese, egg whites, yolk and sugar. Recipe source: “Tiramisù”, Wikibooks Cookbook contributors, en.wikibooks.org, CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted). Photo: Markus Mitterauer from Austria aka, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Servings
- 6
- Calories
- 699
- Protein
- 15g
Ingredients
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Step 1
Make espresso coffee, and let it cool a bit.
Step 2
Separate the egg yolks and the whites of two eggs in two bowls.
Step 3
Beat sugar into the egg yolks.
Step 4
Beat the mascarpone into the sweetened yolks.
Step 5
Add two more egg whites to the other two and whip until they form stiff peaks.
Step 6
Gently fold egg whites into mascarpone mixture.
Step 7
Quickly dip both sides of the ladyfingers in the espresso.
Step 8
Layer soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone in a large bowl or pan (start with fingers, finish with mascarpone).
Step 9
Refrigerate for one hour or two.
Step 10
Sprinkle unsweetened cocoa powder on top just before to serve.
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