Tiramisu cake recipe
The tiramisu cake recipe is simple to prepare. This recipe for tiramisu is the traditional one, using coffee and ladyfingers biscuits. There are some tiramisu cake recipes that add liquors and other ingredients that are not included in the original one.
The "real" one is a mouth-filling cream dessert, not a dry tart as seen in many restaurants and bars. The traditional tiramisu recipe is simple and can be done by anyone.
It's important to use good and "original" ingredients to have the best result, suchy as the ones that I am suggesting to you here.
My sister-in-law has the best tiramisu recipe and uses this mascarpone brand and Lavazza coffee as well.
If you want to make a real home-made one, look for our savoiardi recipe in Italian dessert recipes page.
You'll need:
• 6 yolks• 3 egg whites
• half cup of sugar
• 1 Mascarpone cheese
(of 8.75 ounces)
• 1 cup of Italian coffee
• 1 package of Savoiardi
(ladyfingers)
• 2 tablespoons of powdered cocoa
• half a tablespoon of istant coffee grains
How to do it:
Prepare the coffee: if you're using Stovetop Espresso Maker, depending on its size (2, 3, 4, 9 serving), consider making about 9 coffees. It will serve to moisten the biscuits.
Beat the yolks with the sugar until smooth. Add the mascarpone cheese and set aside.
Beat the egg whites until stiff and add to the other mix.
Take a square pan (maybe a Pyrex if you have a rectangular one, about 10 cm wide, as it'll be easier for you to place the ladyfingers on the sides and bottom and then start making layers) and begin with the first layer of biscuits moistened in the coffee.
tip # 1: Moisten the first biscuits only slightly, as they are going to be the lower ones and will automatically get more cream and coffee from the ones that will be above them).
Pour over a layer of the mixture and sprinkle a little instant coffee on top of it. (It is a great tip that will make your tiramisu very special. Sprinkle some cocoa powder over the mixture and repeat until all the biscuits have been used. The last layer should be the mixture, topped with powdered cocoa and coffee.
Place in the refrigerator for at least 5 hours.
tip # 2: I used to cut it into individual portions, plastic wrap it and freeze. When I wanted to eat, a minute in the microwave and it was like having it freshly prepared!
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