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Tiramisu Recipe

Tiramisu Recipe

The tiramisu is an authentic Italian recipe that consists of layering cream and coffee soaked biscuits to create a trifle-like layered rich and wholesome dessert. Tiramisu, which also means 'pick me up' in Italian, perfectly depicts their love for coffee in the traditional culture of Italy, with a hearty recipe that is light but has the perfect coffee kick you need. 

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs (separated)
  • 1/3 cup caster sugar
  • 250g mascarpone
  • 300ml thickened cream
  • 2 doses (30 ml) of liquid instant coffee
  • 300ml hot water
  • Lady finger (sponge) biscuits
  • Cocoa powder

Instructions

  1. 1
    Start by cracking 3 egg whites into a large bowl then add your sugar and whisk until it becomes light and fluffy
  2. 2
    Then add your mascarpone and thickened cream and mix until combined
  3. 3
    In a separate bowl crack your last egg white in and whisk until it becomes fluffy
  4. 4
    Then pour that in with the rest of the cream ingredients and fold until combined
  5. 5
    Then pour a 2cm thick layer of that mixture into a flat tray
  6. 6
    Add your liquid instant coffee and hot water to a separate bowl and stir to combine
  7. 7
    Then start dipping your lady finger (sponge) biscuits into the coffee liquid until it's soaked
  8. 8
    Start layering it on top of the mixture in the flat tray
  9. 9
    Keep placing the coffee dipped lady fingers side by side until the whole flat tray mixture is covered by one layer of lady finger biscuits
  10. 10
    Add a second layer of the mascarpone/cream layer and repeat the process so you have one layer of mascarpone/cream mixture, one layer of biscuits, ending in the mascarpone/cream layer
  11. 11
    Set in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours
  12. 12
    Serve by dusting a generous layer of cocoa powder on the top