A dessert in 15 minutes? I couldn’t believe how fast we made this classic Italian dessert- tiramisu. This tiramisu recipe is from our friends Dave and Rose’s cooking lesson in Tuscany, Italy last Fall. The recipe surprised me with how easy it was to make a delicious and decadent classic Italian dessert.
Tiramisu:
makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
- Lady fingers 18 small pieces
- Mascarpone cheese 8 oz tub
- 2 eggs
- Sugar 2 tbsp
- Espresso or strong coffee. 1 cup cooled
- Cocoa powder 1 tbsp for dusting
Directions:
- You can make this in individual bowls like we did or make it in a pan and cut it into pieces later.
- In a bowl whisk together mascarpone cheese with 2 tbsp sugar and eggs. Whisk with hand blender for 5 minutes on slow and additional 5 minutes on high. Whisk until cheese forms a thick creamy texture.
- Place 1 tbsp whisked mascarpone cheese in a cup.
- Soak both sides of 3 small lady fingers in coffee and place over mascarpone cheese.
- Top lady fingers with 1 tbsp more mascarpone cheese.
- Settle the cheese by tapping the cup on the palm.
- Dust with cocoa powder.
- Place in refrigerator to slightly harden – atleast 30 minutes, preferably longer 2-3 hours. Serve chilled.
Tiramisu: Cake Style
makes 8-10 servings
Ingredients:
- 28 Lady fingers
- Mascarpone cheese 8 oz tub
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup espresso or strong coffee, cooled
- 1 tbsp Cocoa powder for dusting
- 2 tbsp chocolate shavings
- 1 tbsp rum – optional
- 9×9 pan
Directions:
In a bowl whisk together mascarpone cheese, 2 tbsp sugar and eggs. Whisk with hand blender for 5 minutes on slow and additional 5 minutes on high until cheese forms a thick creamy texture.
- Soak both sides of 14 ladyfingers in coffee and place at the bottom of the serving dish. We placed 2 rows of 7 ladyfingers.
- Evenly spread half of mascarpone cheese over ladyfingers. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings.
- Add another layer of espresso soaked ladyfingers. Top with remainder mascarpone cheese. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings and cocoa powder. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours for the tiramisu to settle. Cut and serve like a cake when ready.
