Description
Indulgent tiramisu brings Italian coffee-soaked magic to dessert lovers’ dreams. Rich mascarpone layers dance with espresso-drenched ladyfingers, creating a silky symphony you’ll savor to the last divine bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups (360 ml) heavy whipping cream
- 8 ounces (226 grams) mascarpone cheese, room temperature
- 1 package lady fingers (Savoiardi brand)
- 1 ½ cups (360 ml) cold espresso
Sweeteners and Flavoring:
- ⅓ cup (67 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) coffee-flavored liqueur (optional, Kahlua or DaVinci)
Garnish:
- Cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
- Create a velvety whipped cream base by vigorously beating heavy cream in a mixing bowl, gradually incorporating sugar and vanilla until luxurious stiff peaks emerge.
- Gently integrate room temperature mascarpone cheese into the whipped cream, ensuring a smooth, uniform texture without deflating the delicate cream.
- Prepare an aromatic coffee bath by blending cold espresso with coffee liqueur in a shallow dish, creating a rich soaking liquid for delicate lady fingers.
- Perform a swift, delicate baptism of each lady finger in the coffee mixture, ensuring a light coating without oversaturating the delicate pastry.
- Construct the first foundational layer of coffee-kissed lady fingers across the bottom of your serving vessel, creating a precise, even base.
- Elegantly spread half of the mascarpone cream across the initial lady finger layer, using smooth, deliberate strokes to achieve complete coverage.
- Repeat the lady finger layering process, positioning the second tier perpendicular to the first for structural integrity.
- Crown the dessert with the remaining mascarpone cream, smoothing the surface to create a pristine, silky canvas.
- Dust the entire creation with a generous veil of cocoa powder, using a fine mesh strainer to achieve an even, sophisticated finish.
- Allow the tiramisu to rest and harmonize in the refrigerator for a minimum of four hours, preferably overnight, enabling flavors to meld and texture to set perfectly.
Notes
- Whipping cream to soft peaks ensures a light, airy texture that makes tiramisu delightfully creamy.
- Dipping lady fingers quickly prevents them from becoming soggy, maintaining the perfect balance of moisture and cake-like consistency.
- Mascarpone cheese should be room temperature to blend smoothly and create a silky, luxurious cream mixture.
- Using cold espresso adds intense coffee flavor without compromising the dessert’s structural integrity.
- Chilling allows flavors to meld and develop, transforming the dessert from good to absolutely extraordinary.
- A fine mesh strainer helps create an even, elegant cocoa powder dusting that looks professionally prepared.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg