So it was my fiancé's bday (his "Jesus year", H&M informed me. I won't go into detail.) last weekend and among all the goodies was a wee fave dessert of ours- Tiramisu. I make mine with Frangelico, as it is one of my absolute favourite flavoured liqueurs one could have ever made. Thank you Italy. Oh, ha, and thank-you for inventing something so fabulous like Tiramisu, too, while I'm at it!
Tiramisu Recipe CM-style
2dl espresso (or strong coffee)
Brew and let cool
5 Tbsp Frangelico
(3 Tbsp Amaretto and 2Tbsp Cointreau is the original recipe)
Add to coffee
2 egg yolks
50g sugar
Mix until very light yellow colour
Zest of 1/2 Lemon
300 g Mascarpone
Add to egg yolk mixture, mix gently
In a separate bowl, combine the following:
2 egg whites
1 pinch of salt
Beat until very stiff (hold-bowl-upside-down-kinda-stiff)
1 Tbsp sugar
Add to egg whites, keep on mixing for a bit, then gently add mascarpone mixture
1pkg lady fingers (roughly 150g)
Layer the dessert starting with the ladyfingers quickly dipped in the coffee mixture, layer, topped with mascarpone mix, ladyfingers dipped in coffee, mascarpone mix... refrigerate and decorate with sifted cacao powder shortly before enjoying.
Happy birthday Coco! You're the sugar to my pie, baby!
