Quick Strawberry and Apricot Tiramisu
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 fresh eggs
- 1 pinch sugar
- 100 g caster sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- 250 g mascarpone
- 350 g strawberries
- 3 tablespoons kirsch
- 30 sponge cake fingers
- 4 ripe apricots
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped hazelnuts
directions
- Separate the egg whites and yolks.
- Whisk the whites until stiff with a pinch of sugar.
- Set aside.
- Whisk the yolks with the caster sugar until the mixture becomes pale, thick and creamy.
- Split open the vanilla pod with a sharp knife, scoop out the seeds and add to the yolk mixture.
- Whisk in the mascarpone, then gently fold the whisked egg whites into the mascarpone mixture and set aside.
- Whizz a quarter of the strawberries, spoon into a wide shallow bowl, add the Kirsch and dilute with about the same amount of water to make a thin syrup.
- Quickly dip about half the sponge fingers into the syrup and arrange them in the bottom of a large bowl or deep glass dish.
- Spoon over half the mascarpone and egg mixture.
- Cover with a second layer of syrup-dipped sponge fingers (you may need to add a bit more Kirsch and water to the syrup).
- Spoon over the rest of the mascarpone cream.
- Chill for at least two hours.
- Stone and quarter the apricots.
- To finish, arrange the strawberries and apricots on top of the tiramisu and scatter over the hazelnuts.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
This is a picture of me and my husband in Portugal, climbing up above the clouds with our bikes.
Right now we are travelling around the world on our bicycles, so I only pop onto Zaar occasionally, when internet connections and time allow me to. If I don't reply to a message about one of my recipes, now you know why! Our trip may take several years so if it's urgent, it's probably better for you to post in the forums ;)
Good food is really important to me -- I am happy to pay extra for food that I feel is produced in a sustainable and ethical way and always try to eat using seasonal produce.
When we were in the UK we rarely shopped at supermarkets, trying instead to favour small producers, although we were very lucky in that we lived in London and there was lots of choice.
We also were fortunate enough to have a weekly organic veg box delivered to our door, filled with so many lovely vegetables for very little money. It really opened my horizons in terms of the variety of vegetables I eat. If you're in the UK, check out Riverford for a box supplier as they're amazing!
When I'm not eating I love to take pictures and travel with my husband.
<img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/World%20Tour/ZWT2.gif">