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| winning brownie points with BFF for her birthday last year <3 |
I tried my friend's tiramisu at a house party a year ago and she gave me her recipe.
It's the easiest thing in the world and best thing is (thanks to her), you look like you did a lot of work when you actually didn't! : )
I've modified the recipe, here goes:
Tiramisu
Ingredients
- 5 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup Bailey's or Kahlua
- 1 cup heavy cream, chilled
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 pound mascarpone cheese (about 450gm)
- 2 cups strong brewed coffee, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 48 ladyfinger cookies
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
Directions
1. To make zabaglione: In the top of a double boiler, beat yolks
and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth and pale yellow. Place over simmering water and
gradually beat in Bailey's. Continue to beat over simmering water until soft
mounds form, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a cool bowl, cover and refrigerate 30
minutes.
2. Whip heavy cream with 2 tablespoons sugar until soft peaks form.
Fold in mascarpone and zabaglione. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
3. In a small bowl, combine coffee, 2 tablespoons sugar, brandy and
vanilla. Arrange 16 ladyfingers in the bottom of a 9x13 inch dish. Spoon about
1 tablespoon of coffee mixture over each cookie. Ladyfingers should be soaked,
but not crumbling. Spoon one-third of the cheese mixture over the ladyfingers,
and spread evenly. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cocoa. Repeat layering twice.
Cover and refrigerate 5 hours before serving.
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| the ingredients: heavy cream, mascarpone cheese, strong coffee and strawberries |
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| once the zabaglione is done, you're almost there. |
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| i used a round 10 inch spring form tin for the easiest. I line the sides with chocolate lady fingers for a nice finish |
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| ...and added chocolate coated hazelnuts in between the layers for extra crunch |
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| i also like making it in a glass baking dish...so much easier to transport... |
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| a small bowl serving for Jose just because he can never wait long enough for it to set properly |
You can also make chocolate coated strawberries to decorate the top of the cake.
Buy
a block of cooking chocolate, chop it up roughly, microwave in a small
bowl for 30 seconds on high or until it melts when you stir it, and
voila!
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| drizzle an extra coat of white chocolate onto some for extra prettiness.. |
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| YUMMEH!! |
