Tiramisu
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons espresso coffee
- 1/4 cup plus tablespoons hot water
- 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier
- 1 cup Mascarpone cheese
- 2 tablespoons Marsala
- 3 eggs yolks
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 cups heavy cream, sweetened and whipped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 1 prepared sponge sheet cake
- Shaker of cocoa powder
- Shaker of powdered sugar
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the espresso, water and Grand Marnier together, set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the Mascarpone and Marsala together and beat until smooth.
- In a medium bowl beat the eggs, yolks, and 3 tablespoons of the sugar together until smooth, set over a hot water bath and beat for 3 minutes until light and foamy.
- Remove from the heat, and without waiting beat this mixture into the Mascarpone mixture.
- Set aside.
- In two small additions, fold about 1/3 of the Mascarpone mixture into 2 cups whipped cream.
- Then fold the whipped cream into the remaining Mascarpone mixture.
- Set side.
- In a standing electric mixer, beat the egg whites and salt on medium speed until foamy.
- Increase the speed and add the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, beat until glossy, not dry.
- Fold the egg whites, all at once into the Mascarpone mixture.
- Cut the sponge cake into thirds crosswise.
- Place one layer of the sponge cake in a large loaf pan or a pan the size of the piece of sponge cake.
- Moisten the cake with a third of the espresso mixture.
- Top with a third of the Mascarpone mixture, spreading it out evenly.
- Sprinkle generously with cocoa powder, and powdered sugar.
- Top with the other half of the sponge cake layer.
- Moisten with the a third of the espresso mixture.
- Top with a third Mascarpone mixture, spreading evenly.
- sprinkle generously with the cocoa powder, and powdered sugar.
- Top the Mascarpone mixture with the remaining sponge cake.
- Moisten the cake with the remaining espresso mixture.
- Spread the cake with the remaining Mascarpone mixture.
- Top the cake with the remaining whipped cream.
- Garnish the cake with espresso powder and espresso beans Refrigerate the cake, uncovered for 2 hours
espresso coffee, water, grand marnier, mascarpone cheese, marsala, eggs yolks, sugar, heavy cream, vanilla, egg whites, salt, cake, cocoa, powdered sugar
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tiramisu-recipe0.html (may not work)