INSTRUCTIONS:
For the cream layer:
- 4 egg yolks
- 80g sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 250g mascarpone
- 250ml double cream
- 3 tbsps Marsala wine
For the ladyfingers:
- 24 lady fingers / savoiardi biscuits
- 80g sugar
- 300ml good espresso coffee
- 2 Tbsp coffee or chocolate liqueur
- 2 Tbsp brandy
Everything else:
- 100g dark chocolate, peeled into curls
- 4 Tbsp cocoa powder for dusting
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and vanilla extract together in a bowl over steaming hot water until pale and doubled in volume. Whisk together the mascarpone, double cream and Marsala together until thick. Whisk the two mixtures together.
- Make up the dip for the sponge fingers. Dissolve the sugar with the hot espresso then add the liqueur and brandy.
- Dip the sponge fingers into the coffee mixture, so that they evenly absorb the liquid. You want the sponge fingers to absorb as much liquid as possible without turning soggy.
- Line the base and sides of a large bread tin with a strip of baking parchment long enough to hang over at the ends. This will enable you to easily lift the Tirimisu out of the tin to serve.
- Aim to make 3 layers of mascarpone and 3 layers of biscuits with 8 sponge biscuits on each layer.
- Start with a layer of biscuits, sprinkle over a little dark chocolate and a dusting of cocoa. Spread a layer of the mascarpone mixture all over. Arrange 8 more sponge biscuits on top, more chocolate and cocoa, then another layer of mascarpone and another layer of biscuits, then the last of the chocolate and some more cocoa.
- Finish with a mascarpone layer and sift on the remaining cocoa powder.
- Chill and leave to set in the fridge for at least a couple of hours. The Tirimisu improves over time and is very good served the next day.
- To serve take it out of the tin using the baking parchment tails, serve on an oblong white serving dish cut into thin slices.
Source: Smarter Fillter
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