Classic Tiramisu with a Twist
I absolutely love tiramisu. Rich, creamy sweet mascarpone, espresso and cookies? You can’t go wrong. Being Muslim, I do not consume alcohol, so when I enjoy tiramisu it is at home! For a classic tiramisu with a twist, read on!
I omit the alcohol in the classic take on this delectable Italian dessert and added my own twist! For a little kick, I added a bit of cinnamon and cardamom to my sweet marscapone filling 😀
I do not like super soggy cookie layers, so I brushed the lady finger cookies, rather than soaking them. Feel free to add additional coffee and prepare the cookie layer to your preference.
As I was shopping the Kroger Stores #TasteOfItaly event, I was delighted to see the many, buy one get one free pairing throughout the store! For this recipe, I purchased the marscapone cheese and got the lady finger cookies for free 😀 I captured my shopping trip on Snapchat! My screen name is ‘AmandasPlate’.
- 1 1/2 cups boiling-hot water
- 3 tablespoons instant-espresso powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1 pound (16 oz) mascarpone
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 36 Italian ladyfingers
- Unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting
- chocolate shavings for topping
- Stir together water, espresso powder, cinnamon and cardamom, in a bowl until sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool.
- Beat egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water using a handheld electric mixer (or whisk) until tripled in volume. This takes 8-10 minutes.
- Remove bowl from heat. Add in mascarpone and mix until just combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the mascarpone mixture into whipped cream.
- Line 9×9 baking sheet with lady fingers. Using a pastry brush, brush the tops with the espresso mixture.
- Spread half of mascarpone filling on top.
- Layer remaining lady fingers and brush this layer with espresso mixture.
- Spread remaining mascarpone filling on top and dust with cocoa.
- Allow to cool and set in the refrigerator for 5 hours.
- Sprinkle with chocolate shavings, if desired.
- Enjoy 🙂
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