Tiramisu
A classic Italian dessert made with layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and rich mascarpone cream, finished with a dusting of cocoa powder. This elegant no-bake dessert serves as the perfect ending to any meal.
Ingredients
- •2 cups boiling-hot water
- •3 tablespoons instant-espresso powder
- •½ cup sugar
- •3 tablespoons Tia Maria
- •4 whole egg yolks
- •⅓ cup dry Marsala
- •1 pound mascarpone
- •1 cup heavy cream
- •36 pieces savoiardi
- •¼ cup cocoa powder
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Stir together water, espresso powder, 1 tablespoon sugar, and Tia Maria in a shallow bowl until sugar has dissolved, then cool.
5 min
- 2.
Beat egg yolks, Marsala, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water using a whisk or handheld electric mixer until tripled in volume, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove bowl from heat. Beat in mascarpone until just combined.
8 min
- 3.
Beat cream in a large bowl until it holds stiff peaks.
5 min
- 4.
Fold mascarpone mixture into whipped cream gently but thoroughly.
3 min
- 5.
Dipping both sides of each ladyfinger into coffee mixture, line bottom of a 13- by 9- by 3-inch baking pan with 18 ladyfingers in 3 rows, trimming edges to fit if necessary. Spread half of mascarpone filling on top. Dip remaining 18 ladyfingers in coffee and arrange over filling in pan.
15 min
- 6.
Spread remaining mascarpone filling on top and dust with cocoa. Chill, covered, at least 6 hours.
360 min
- 7.
Let tiramisu stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving, then dust with more cocoa.
30 min
