Tiramisu

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I like to think this recipe was what made my husband fall in love with me. Way back 16 years ago, I made it for his birthday shortly after we started dating. The rest is history. Let this dessert bring you amore, too! While separating the eggs may seem complex, if you just follow the instructions, it’s actually super simple.

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Tiramisu

Recipe by The Cooking LawyerCourse: DessertCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Medium
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs, separated

  • 5 TBS sugar

  • 6 oz. Mascarpone cheese

  • 24 lady fingers

  • 1/2 cup Starbucks coffee liqueur (or fresh brewed espresso if you prefer)

  • 1/2 cup orange liqueur

  • 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

  • You will need two glass mixing bowls and one 8 x 8 deep dish for serving. You will also need a hand mixer. Separate the egg whites from the yolks placing the whites in one bowl and the yolks in another.
  • Using the hand mixer, blend the sugar with the egg yolks. Add the Mascarpone cheese to the yolk mixture. I used a spatula to hand mix the yolks into the cheese until fully combined and there were no longer clumps of cheese.
  • Carefully clean and dry your hand mixer blades. You do not want to get any yolk or water in your egg white mixture. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
  • Fold in one-fourth of your egg whites at a time into the yolk-cheese mixture. You want to keep the light fluffiness of the egg whites so fold gently.
  • Mix the two liqueurs together (or the espresso and the orange liqueur).
  • In the serving dish, line the bottom with one layer of lady fingers so the sugar side is down. Then using a tablespoon, drizzle some of the liqueur mixture onto each lady finger. The lady finger will absorb the liquid and you do not want too much or else, it will be too strong (though some people enjoy it that way).
  • Add half of the cheese mixture onto the lady fingers. Then using a sifter, sift 1 teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder onto the cheese mixture.
  • Repeat adding a second layer of lady fingers, liqueur, cheese, and cocoa powder.
  • Place in the refrigerator for 12 hours to set. Serve within 24 hours.

Notes

  • Warning: consuming raw eggs could cause salmonella poisoning. The U.S. Department of Agriculture considers it safe if you use pasteurized eggs, though, there is still a risk.

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