Classic tiramisu

Chi Lan

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CLASSIC TIRAMISU

Serves

6

Cook

30 mins

Prep

15 mins

Difficulty

medium

I’ve never made a bday cake before so I chose the safe route by making her classic tiramisu (look how i improvised). This isn’t the authentic version, which doesn’t involve cream, but the taste is 10/10 I made a not-too-sweet version, so feel free to add more sugar to ur liking

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Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks

• 3/4 cup heavy cream

• 0.8 cup 190ml strong coffee / espresso

• 1tbsp 15ml rum

• 1 cup mascarpone 227g

• ladyfingers 1 pack 200g

• 50g granulated sugar

• unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting

Instructions

Step 1

- add sugar to the yolks and whisk over hot water until doubled in size and the color turns pale

Step 2

- whisk heavy cream in a separate bowl until peaks form ( do not overwhip), then gently fold in mascarpone and the yolk mixture. chill the fridge while preparing the coffee mixture

Step 3

- combine rum and coffee, then quickly dip ladyfingers in

Step 4

- form the first layer of the tiramisu with dipped ladyfingers, then add a layer of cream, then repeat

Step 5

- chill for several hours, or preferably overnight ( i promise it’ll taste a lottt better)

Step 6

- before serving, dust a (thick) layer of cocoa powder on top, then enjoy