Original Italian tiramisu
Tiramisu is a must-have when talking about Italian desserts. Every family has their own recipe, here I want to share with you the one my mother is famous for! Let me know in the comments if the result meets your expectations! :)
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 500kcal
Cost: $2
Equipment
- bowl
- mixer
- spoon
- espresso coffee machine
Ingredients
- 8 shots coffee espresso coffee shots
- 5 eggs 5 yolks and 4 egg whites
- 400 gr mascarpone cheese
- 160 gr powdered (icing) sugar
- 1.5 packs Pavesini cookies
- 2 spoons cognac
- 1 spoon bitter cocoa powder as required to cover the dessert
Instructions
- Prepare the coffee and let it cool down until ambient temperature. Add the cognac. Then separate yolks from egg whites. You will use 5 yolks and 4 egg whites. Slowly mix the yolks with the powdered sugar.
- Add to the cream the mascarpone cheese and gently mix them.
- Fast whip the egg whites until they get thick.
- Add the whipped egg whites to the cream and gently mix them with a spoon.
- Dip each Pavesini cookie into the coffee and create a layer in your kitchen bowl.
- Add a layer of cream, then a layer of cookies, and so on until you finish the cream. The top layer must be cream.
- Cover and put in the fridge. When you are ready to serve it, add the bitter cocoa powder.
- Enjoy! Buon appetito :)
Notes
Few tips:
- use ingredients at ambient temperature, mixing them will be a lot easier;
- you can work the cream with a spoon, but a mixer will make it easier. I use a Kitchenaid Artisan;
- you can add a drop of lemon juice when whipping the egg whites: the success of the tiramisu is highly affected by the thickness of the whipped egg whites;
- the tiramisu will taste better after one day in the fridge.