Steve's Tiramisu
- 3 large eggs
- 13 cup sugar
- 1 cup espresso
- 2 tablespoons marsala wine
- 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 18 cup cocoa
- 24 ladyfingers
- 8 ounces whipping cream
- Most of this recipe comes from the one on the side of the Belgioso mascarpone container ( the brand at stores around here), but with some changes.
- This recipe isn't an easy one - the most difficult part is properly saturating the ladyfingers without making them soggy - don't be upset if your first try doesn't come out so well.
- In large bowl, combine 3 egg yolks, 1 tbs espresso, sugar, vanilla, and marsala wine.
- Beat ~3 minutes, and finally add mascarpone and beat 3-5 minutes more.
- Mixture should be slightly firm, and very tasty :).
- Add more sugar to suit your taste, I prefer 1/3 cup, some people like 1/2 cup.
- In a separate bowl, add whipping cream & a pinch of sugar, whip until stiff peaks form.
- Fold whipping cream into mascarpone mixture - should end up being fluffy but stiff.
- Now, you need to layer the ladyfingers & mascarpone in a pan - I use a 8x8 glass pan, works perfect.
- Here's the difficult part - your first layer should be ladyfingers soaked in espresso.
- I say soaked, but make sure they are not soggy.
- To soak the ladyfingers, I work with 1/2 a ladyfinger at a time, dipping each side for a split second, just enough to barely cover the top or bottom.
- If you soak it too much, just sqeeze the excess out like a sponge.
- If you don't get enough, use your fingers to drip some coffee on the ladyfinger, and sort of massage it inches Lay down 12 ladyfinger halves in the pan, and spread a layer of mascarpone mixure on top.
- Sprinkle cocoa on top of each layer.
- Repeat for the next 3 layers.
- Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
- Enjoy!
eggs, sugar, espresso, marsala wine, vanilla, mascarpone cheese, cocoa, ladyfingers, whipping cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/steves-tiramisu-123225 (may not work)