It's not surprising that Tiramisù is the Italian for “pick me up”.
Whilst Tiramisu is likely the most well-known and well-loved Italian dessert, it's a real pick me up in whatever language you happen to be cooking in.
Here's my twist on this favourite dessert.
Ingredients:
3 egg yolks
75g or 3 ounces of caster sugar
2 x 250g/9 ounce tubs of mascarpone cheese
85ml of Kahlua or coffee liqueur
200ml of cold strong coffee or espresso (espresso is best option)
14 boudoir or sponge finger biscuits
2 x Cadbury flakes
Cocoa powder for dusting
Method:
1. Place the egg yolks in a bowl with the caster sugar and beat together until the colour is pale and the consistency is thick. An electric hand whisk works best for this.
2. Add the mascarpone cheese tubs and whisk gently and slowly until the mixture is pale and really smooth.
3. Add one tablespoon of the Kahlua or coffee liqueur and whisk until all combined.
Set to one side
4. Mix the cold coffee with the remainder of the Kahlua in a shallow dish.
To assemble
Dip half the boudoir biscuits into the coffee mixture until they are soaked but not disintegrating and arrange the first lot of biscuits in the bottom if four glass coffee cups, breaking them up if necessary to fit.
Add half the mascarpone mixture divided equally between the four glass cups.
Break up the flake into small crumbly pieces and sprinkle over the mascarpone mixture.
Repeat the layers of biscuit soaked in coffee, mascarpone and flaked flake - you will get two layers in each glass.
Cover with cling film and refrigerate
Serving suggestions:
Just before serving sprinkle each one with cocoa powder
The beauty of this dessert is in the layers as well as the taste so serving in glass dishes/cups works really well.
For party fancies make the same mixture and serve in shot glasses with extra coffee liqueur for a delicious late night sugar rush.
Variations:
* swap out the coffee liqueur for something like Baileys for a tiramisu twist
Enjoy this little pick me up
Brenda
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