Tiramisu

I am a big fan of desserts. In general I like any sweet which has any dairy product as its ingredient. My most favorite dessert ever is Haldiram's Rasmalai which you get only in Nagpur and the next favorite is Tiramisu. Unfortunately I (and no one except Haldiram's) can make that awesome rasmalai. So I thought I should atleast learn to make my second favorite dessert and hence I went to this cooking class in San Jose. The recipe given here is taught by the lady who takes cooking classes in Cucina Bambini.
Tiramisu is all about coffee and cream and if you are a lover these two, I bet you will love Tiramisu. Other than this home-made tiramisu which is obviously awesome, you get good tiramisu in Cheesecake Factory and P F Chang's.

Ingredients (serves 5-6)

lady fingers (savoiardi brand if possible) - 2 packets

vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon

mascarpone cheese - 1 lb (arnd 500 gms)

heavy cream - 11/2 cups

sugar - 1/2 cup (add to taste)

marsala wine 

espresso coffee 

Method:

1. Let mascarpone come to room temperature. then beat until soft

2. Seperate bowl, beat cream, gradually add sugar and essence (beat until stiff peaks) be careful. even slight excess beating can spoil the cream. look up some videos just to be sure before you do this

3. Then FOLD the cream into the mascarpone. dont mix, but FOLD.

4. Brew the coffee and add some wine to it (few sppons). If you have instant coffee, just add some warm water to it and let it dissolve completely.

5. Dip the lady fingers in coffee and make a layer in a flat bowl. Layer the cream on top. Use half of ladyfingers and cream in the first layer. Add a second layer of ladyfingers dipped in coffee and wine mixture and top it off with remaining cream. Make the surface smooth and even using a knife.

6. For the topmost layer, grate chocolate and put chocolate shavings or sprinkle cocoa powder

7. Keep in fridge for atleast 2-3 hours before serving.

Note: I noticed that tiramisu tastes better the next day. So if you have a party at home, preferably make it the previous day and refrigerate.

Finished Tiramisu

Layering up



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