Friday, July 6, 2007

Tiramisu

Was in the mood for Italian... hehehe... got this homemade Tiramisu recipe from a dear friend... thought it'd be nice to share with everybody... ;)

Ingredients
600gms Mascarpone Cheese
6pcs Eggs
200gms Fine sugar
1 or 2 tbsp Brandy (XO) or Rum
1.5 packets of Sarviodardi (also known as Lady's Finger - can be found at the biscuit section)
1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
3 cups Boiling Water
4 tbsp Coffee Powder

Coffee
- Make concentrated black coffee with the boiling water + coffee powder; leave it to cool (prepare this about 1 hour in advance)

Tiramisu
- Separate egg white and egg yolk
- Beat egg white with sugar with electrical egg beater till stiff
- Beat egg yolk separately, then slowly add it into the egg white mixture
- Add Mascarpone cheese into the mixture
- Add brandy into the mixture and beat gently until creamy
- Set the mixture aside
- Dip lady's finger into the cooled coffee on a shallow container (Do not dip too long as the lady's finger turn soggy very quickly).
- Fill the base of the square tin with 1 layer of lady's finger
- Pour the egg/mascarpone mixture into the top of the lady's finger (ensure that the lady's finger are fully covered with the mixture)
- Repeat the above 2 procedures until the tin is full
- Refrigerate for at least 6 hours
- Sift cocoa powder on the top layer of the tiramisu

Bon Appetit!!! ;)