Tiramisu
2 min readAug 16, 2024
Classic
- Take a saucepan of water and boil. Once the the water bubbles, reduce to simmer. The water should now gently bubble.
- Take 6 egg yolks in a heat proof bowl and add 2/3 cup sugar. Place this bowl over the saucepan making sure the water doesn’t touch the base of the bowl.
- Keep whisking for 10 mins until the temperature reaches 160F.
- Remove from the heat and cool.
- In a separate bowl whisk 400g of mascarpone at room temperature.
- Once the egg yolks cool down, fold them into the mascarpone and whisk on low speed until well mixed.
- In another bowl, take 2 cups of tropolite and whisk until stiff peaks.
- Mix half the whipping cream into the mascarpone, fold gently, then add the rest of the whipped cream and fold.
- In a bowl take black coffee and one 400g packet of ladysfingers.
- In a 9X13 pan, first layer coffee dipped ladysfingers. Make sure you don’t dip for more than 1 sec each side.
- Add half the cream and spread. Dust a layer of cocoa powder.
- Repeat for one more layer, cling wrap and put in the fridge overnight.
Chocolate
- Take 2 cups of Dlecta whip topping and beat until stiff peaks.
- Add 400g of Dlecta mascarpone cream in parts and whip until the mixture turns thick.
- Take 300g of dark chocolate, add 2 cups of Dlecta fresh cream and microwave to form the ganache. The ganache has to be pourable and not too thick.
- Take 3 cups of water, mix 4 spoons of coffee powder, 2 tbsp of cocoa powder and mix well.
- Take one packet (40 ladyfingers). In a 9X13 pan add a layer of dipped ladyfingers. Dip for just 1 sec on each side.
- Add half the the whipping cream. Top it with the chocolate ganache.
- Add the remaining whipping cream. Set in the fridge overnight.
- Dust with cocoa powder before serving.