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Tiramisu
Photo: Raffaele Diomede from Pordenone, ITALIA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

dessert vegetarian

Tiramisu

tiramisù

Sponge fingers soaked in espresso, layered with a cream of mascarpone and eggs and dusted with cocoa.

Eaten in: Italy

Prep
30 min
Cooking
0 min
Resting
6 h
Total
6 h 30 min
Servings
8

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About the dish

Tiramisu is a no-bake dessert of savoiardi sponge fingers soaked in strong coffee and layered with a fluffy cream of mascarpone, egg yolks, sugar and whisked egg whites. The top is dusted with bitter cocoa. The name literally means “pick me up”, a nod to the energy from the coffee and sugar. The dessert comes from north-eastern Italy and became popular in the second half of the 20th century; today it is eaten all over the country and the world. A little liqueur or Marsala is sometimes added to the coffee, but the classic version does without alcohol. Tiramisu needs a few hours in the fridge for the flavours to come together.

Main ingredients

  • savoiardi sponge fingers
  • mascarpone
  • eggs
  • sugar
  • espresso
  • cocoa

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Recipe

Tiramisu

https://foodmap.ominuvo.com/dish/tiramisu

Ingredients

8 servings

8 servings

Method

  1. Separate the eggs. Whisk the yolks with the sugar until pale and thick.

  2. Add the mascarpone and fold gently until smooth.

  3. Whisk the whites with a pinch of salt to stiff peaks and fold them into the cheese mixture a little at a time with a spatula.

  4. Dip the sponge fingers one by one in the coffee – just for a second so they do not go soggy – and lay them tightly in a dish of about 20 × 30 cm.

  5. Spread half the cream over the biscuits, add a second layer of dipped biscuits and cover with the rest of the cream.

  6. Chill for at least 6 hours, ideally overnight. Dust with cocoa through a sieve just before serving.

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