Just Desserts

Got a comment from my one and only follower of this blog asking me how to make Tiramisu and so I spent the night rummaging through my recipes and made a few adjustments here and there. Hope you're gonna love it Nickole..

Easy Tiramisu

A good Tiramisu makes a heavenly dessert but it is undoubtedly very rich and indulgent. For this quick, lighter version, Single cream replaces the eggs, though you can use double cream for a richer texture.

150ml Single cream

4 tbsp Icing sugar

250gm Mascarpone Cheese

1 tsp Vanilla extract

3 tbsp Khalua ( or brandy or Tia Maria)

200ml Strong coffee or expresso, cooled t room temperature

20-24 Sponge fingers (savoiardi)

Cocoa powder, to dust

Whip the cream with 3 tbsp of icing sugar until even blended, then beat in the mascarpone, vanilla extract and 1 tbsp of khalua.

Sweeten the coffee with the remaining 1 tbsp icing sugar, stir to dissolve then add the rest of the khalua.

Dip 4 sponge fingers in the coffee mixture and use them to line the base of four serving glasses (breaking them into shorter lengths if necessary to fit the glasses). Spoon or pipe over a layer of the marscarpone mixture. Repeat layering the dipped sponged fingers and mascarpone mix until you reach the top of the glasses.

Spoon any remaining coffee mixture over the top and dust with sifted cocoa powder. Chill for at least 20 minutes. Grated or shaved chocolate are other alternatives.

Just before serving, stick 2 ssponge fingers into each tiramisu.