There are many Tiramisu recipes out there. It ranges from cake like to pudding
texture, very chocolaty to alcoholic. Well, I am big on the pudding-like texture with a
touch of chocolate and a splash of Vin Santo.
Ingredients:
bag of Lady finger cookies
1 cup coffee/espresso cooled (you can use decaf)
1/4 cup Vin Santo or Marsala (optional)
4 fresh eggs separated
500 grams Mascarpone whipped
1/2 cup sugar
dash of salt
cocoa powder to sprinkle on top
First you are going to want to beat the egg yolks with sugar, then add in the
marscapone and salt.
In the cup of espresso add the Vin Santo. The alcohol is optional and you can use decaf as well.
Whisk the egg whites with a tablespoon of sugar, until they are stiff peaks.
Almost there!
And finished, glossy with stiff peaks
Take a small amount of the whites and add to the mascarpone mixture. Slowly fold
in the rest until you create a nice creamy pudding-like mixture. But try to keep it
light and fluffy, if you mix too much it will flatten.
Assembling:
In a medium size flat casserole dish lay a row of lady fingers, pour 1/2 cup of the
coffee (combined with the alcohol if using) over the lady fingers just lightly soaking
them.
Spread a layer of the mascarpone cream mixture. Take the next set of lady fingers and dip
the bottom of each one in the remaining coffee and place on top of the cream.
Cover again with the rest of the cream and sprinkle cocoa powder on top.
Refrigerate for at least an hour.
Enjoy!