Tiramisu (An Italian Delight!)
"This is the BEST recipe I have come across for this dessert! When I made it for Christmas one year, I almost didn't get any cause I was serving and people were coming back for seconds!"
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 6 egg yolks
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄3 cup Kahlua
- 1⁄3 cup regular-strength coffee
- 1 lb mascarpone cheese (or ricotta)
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 3⁄4 cup extra-strong coffee
- 26 giant italian ladyfingers
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, grated finely
directions
- In bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
- Whisk in 1/4 cup EACH of the Kahlua and regular strength coffee.
- Transfer to double boiler over gently simmering water and whisk constantly for about 7 minutes or until thickened.
- Let cool.
- Beat cheese until smooth (if using ricotta cheese, finished product won't be as smooth and creamy but just as delicious).
- Fold in egg mixture.
- Whip cream, then stir one-quarter of it into egg mixture.
- Fold in remaining cream.
- Combine remaining Kahlua, regular coffee and extra-strength coffee.
- Arrange half of the lady fingers in a 9 by 13 inch glass baking dish.
- Brush with half of the coffee mixture.
- Spread with half of the cream mixture.
- Repeat layers.
- Top with grated chocolate.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
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Reviews
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I made this for supper club and it was a big hit. I made it using the ricotta cheese because I was unable to find mascarpone. I think the texture would be better with the mascarpone but the taste was wonderful. I used more Kahlua than the recipe called for but other than that I made it according to the recipe.
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I'm a small animal veterinary technician working full time. In my spare (?) time I love to bake and cook. I have about 80 different cookbooks and I guess my favorite ones are those that involve CHOCOLATE!!
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<br>My biggest 'pet' peeve is people who treat their dogs and cats like disposable products...look after the health and well-being of your pets, PLEASE! They depend on you! ('Nuff said!).
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<br>June 2003 Update: I now work part-time as a vet tech and part-time as an ER ward clerk at a local hospital. After being a technician for 20 years, the emotional stress was getting too hard to handle. Putting an older pet to sleep after I'd watched them grow up over the years was something I could no longer do. I decided to look for a new job while I was still 40-something rather than wait 4 years when I was 50-something! Working with animals is in my blood however, so I could not give it up entirely.
