Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Tiramisu



This recipe is for the Tiramisu dessert.
It can be also be made as a Tiramisu cake (pictured below) adding a chocolate mirror glaze.
You do this by adding a layer of cake sponge on the bottom of a round spring-form cake tin and start layering the tiramisu cream and sponge fingers on top. Recipe for the sponge is here.
To have a sponge base helps to remove the tiramisu as a cake.
 

 
This is a very easy dessert to make and I don't use raw eggs and it still tastes as good.
You can use other liqueurs but I have used Baileys Irish Cream as I don't have Masala wine.











14 comments:

  1. Hi Mandy.. Do you have any idea what to replace the liqueur ? Can I just omit it out ?

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    1. Yes you can leave the alcohol out, but you could use Kahlua which is a coffee liqueur or Marsala wine which is the original alcohol used in tiramisu.

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    2. I use Tia Maria and Baileys. Especially fond of Baileys as it is a smooth kind of taste, most accepted liqueur for Tiramisu :)

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  2. Hi mandy, can I use espresso to replace the liqueur?

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    1. You have coffee already so I wouldn't use espresso to substitute the liqueur otherwise the tiramisu would be too bitter and strong. Best just to leave the alcohol out if you don't want to add any in.

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  3. may I know, when I was mix up the cream into marcarpone cheese the whisked cream become watery milk and out from marcarpone mixed.

    If there any part I did wrong?

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    1. You might have over whisked you cream before you add to the mascapone.

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  4. May I know approximately how many pieces of sponge fingers did you use for your recipe?

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    1. I haven't counted the pieces but I used the whole packet.

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  5. Hi Mandy, can I use sponge cake instead of sponge fingers?

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    1. Yes, I made a Tiramisu cake using cake sponge.

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  6. Hi Mandy, just curious will the cake hold its shape without the use of gelatin?

    Regards
    Helen

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    1. Yes it will as long as your cream is stiff. And make sure it's completely chilled so the mascarpone sets again.

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    2. Great ! I can make this for my family gathering cause some of them are vegetarian and cannot take gelatin.

      Cheers
      Helen

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