Description
Delightful homemade tiramisu combines espresso-soaked ladyfingers with creamy mascarpone layers, creating a classic Italian dessert. Rich coffee and cocoa flavors meld perfectly, offering a sophisticated sweet experience you’ll savor to the last delicious bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (225 g) mascarpone cheese, room temperature
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream, cold
- ⅓ cup (70 g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups (360 ml) strong coffee or espresso, cooled
- 3 tbsps coffee liqueur (e.g., Kahlua, optional)
- 24–30 ladyfingers (savoiardi)
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Dark chocolate shavings (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk Magic: Vigorously blend egg yolks and sugar until the mixture transforms into a pale, luxurious cream with a silky, ribbony texture that gleams with potential.
- Mascarpone Fusion: Gently fold mascarpone cheese into the egg mixture, creating a smooth, velvety base that promises decadent layers of flavor and texture.
- Cream Transformation: Whip heavy cream in a chilled bowl until it forms perfectly stiff peaks, capturing the essence of light, airy indulgence.
- Layering Foundation: Create a coffee bath by combining espresso and coffee liqueur, then swiftly dip ladyfingers with a quick, precise motion to avoid oversaturation.
- Assembly Technique: Carefully construct the dessert by laying coffee-infused ladyfingers across the base of a rectangular dish, then generously spread half of the mascarpone cream in an even, luxurious layer.
- Repeat and Build: Add another layer of coffee-soaked ladyfingers, covering them completely with the remaining mascarpone mixture, ensuring a harmonious blend of textures and flavors.
- Finishing Touch: Dust the entire surface with premium cocoa powder, creating an elegant chocolate veil that promises a rich sensory experience.
- Flavor Development: Refrigerate the tiramisu for a minimum of 4 hours, allowing the ingredients to meld and the dessert to achieve its perfect, sophisticated consistency.
- Serving Flourish: Just before presenting, optionally enhance with an additional light dusting of cocoa powder or delicate chocolate shavings to elevate the visual appeal.
Notes
- Control Coffee Soaking: Dip ladyfingers quickly to prevent becoming overly soggy, ensuring they retain slight firmness for perfect texture balance.
- Temperature Matters: Use room temperature ingredients for smoother mascarpone mixture and more consistent cream integration, enhancing overall dessert quality.
- Whipping Technique: Whip heavy cream to stiff peaks carefully, stopping just before it turns grainy to maintain delicate, airy consistency.
- Chill for Flavor Fusion: Allow minimum 4-hour refrigeration to let flavors develop and ingredients meld, creating authentic Italian tiramisu experience.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg