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Tiramisu Recipe
How to make Tiramisu
Tiramisu is an Italian cake and dessert. Pieces of sponge cake dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks and mascarpone cheese, and flavored with liquor and cocoa.
- Total Cook Time 40 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 30 mins
- Recipe Servings8
- Medium
Ingredients of Tiramisu
- 8-10 Pieces sponge cake
- 300 gram mascarpone cheese
- Cream cheese - optional
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 cups whipped fresh cream
- 200 gram icing sugar
- 300 gram granular sugar - optional
- 1/2 tsp espresso or strong brewed coffee
- 1 tbsp sweet rum
- 1 tbsp sugar
- For Mascarpone:
- 1 litre fresh cream
- 1 tsp vinegar or lemon juice
How to Make Tiramisu
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To prepare mascarpone cheese, add vinegar or lemon juice to the fresh cream. Heat till the cream becomes thick with small flecks. Drain and hang in muslin cloth for atleast two days.
2.
To prepare tiramisu, take egg yolks in a bowl and whip them with icing sugar. Add mascarpone, mix well and let it rest for five minutes.
3.
Now gently fold in the whipped cream. In a separate bowl, mix sweet rum with espresso coffee and sugar. Keep aside.
4.
Arrange the pieces of sponge cake in a dish. Soak them with coffee mixture. Spread the mascarpone mixture on top followed by another layer of sponge cake. Soak it again with the coffee mixture. Add another layer of mascarpone. Dust it generously with cocoa powder and refrigerate for half an hour.
5.
Serve the Tiramisu chilled!