Tiramisu
Classic italian recipe (the name means "pull me up" or more poetically, "take me up to the sky"). It's similar to a charlotte in its structure: layers of flavoured biscuits between layers of smooth cream.
503 K 4/5 (115 reviews)
50 min.
Easy
2 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: July 27th 2013
For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
1 egg - 2
30 g caster sugar - 3
85 g Mascarpone - 4
1 tablespoon Marsala - 5
70 ml cold coffee - 6
15 fingers biscuits - 7
powdered cocoa - 8 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- Total weight: 555 grams
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Preparation: 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Separate yolks from whites of 1 egg, we use both.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Put egg yolks in a bowl with 30 g caster sugar.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Beat until mixture becomes pale .
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Add 85 g Mascarpone a spoonful at a time, until you get a thick smooth cream.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Beat the 3 egg-whites until stiff, adding 1 tablespoon caster sugar halfway through.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Fold the egg-yolk, sugar and mascarpone mixture into the beaten egg-whites, to get a homogeneous and light mix.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
In a dish mix 70 ml cold coffee and 1 tablespoon Marsala.
Prepare your serving dish.
Prepare your serving dish.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Start assembling tiramisu:
A) Quickly dip a finger biscuit in coffee+marsala, and put in the dish. Continue like this to make the first layer of biscuits.
A) Quickly dip a finger biscuit in coffee+marsala, and put in the dish. Continue like this to make the first layer of biscuits.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
C) Sprinkle the whole surface with cocoa powder.
Stage 11 - 15 min.
Repeat steps A) to C), until dish is comletely filled, finishing with a topping of cocoa powder.
Put in the fridge, covered with plastic film, for at least 2 hours.
Put in the fridge, covered with plastic film, for at least 2 hours.
Stage 12
For individual tiramisus:
You can use finger biscuits and cut them to size, but it's easier if you make a full baking sheet of biscuits.
Using cutters, cut round biscuits the same size as your small dishes.
Stage 13
Dip a round biscuit in the coffee+Marsala mixture and put in the bottom of the dish.
Stage 14
Add a layer of cream.
Stage 15
Dust with cocoa and repeat layers until dish is full.
Stage 16
Finish with a topping of cocoa, and refrigerate for at least two hours.
Remarks
You can also try the new tiramisu, easier and (maybe) even more delicious.
If you don't like the taste of coffee, you can try an apple tiramisu where you replace coffee by syrup with half apple juice, and Marsala by manzanita, the Spanish green apple liquor.
If you don't like the taste of coffee, you can try an apple tiramisu where you replace coffee by syrup with half apple juice, and Marsala by manzanita, the Spanish green apple liquor.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made (from Internet).
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 100 RDI=40 % | 690 RDI=70 % | 140 RDI=20 % | 1,330 RDI=70 % | 5,550 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 20 RDI=7 % | 120 RDI=10 % | 20 RDI=4 % | 240 RDI=10 % | 1,000 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 50 RDI=20 % | 340 RDI=30 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 660 RDI=30 % | 2,770 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 1.80 €
- Per person : 0.90 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Mascarpone
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Cold coffee
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