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    Home » Recipes » Dessert

    Tiramisu - A delightful treat for any occasion

    October 9, 2011 by Kankana Saxena

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    Have u ever met anyone who doesn't like Tiramisu? Well, I haven't.

    Long back, I had shared a recipe of Strawberry Tiramisu. There was no coffee in it, just filled with lots of juicy strawberries. Along with the recipe, I also shared how and where I had my first bite of Tiramisu. Ever since the first bite, I fell in love with this dessert and till date, I can never get enough of it.

    It's now my favorite dessert.

    Before I took the first attempt at making this classic delight, I used to think that it's one of those treats that are too complicated to create at home.

    I was wrong! It's one of the easiest.. all you need is a little time in hand and of-course, the ingredients.

     It's one of my go to dessert for parties.. friends.. or any special occasion.

    I had shared this recipe with some of my friends and it became there go to dessert. Every single time they made it, I would receive a call or email about how much they loved it and then, there would be a suggestion - 'share it in your blog'!

    Aren't they sweet! I am so blessed to have such lovely friends in my life 🙂 And the funny part is that there is no special recipe for this tiramisu, its actually pretty basic!

    I never feel lazy to make Tiramisu and sometimes, I make it just for two of us to enjoy over a lazy weekend. All of those times, we would get so excited to eat it that doing some photo shoot sounded way too tiring.

    After several pushes, I finally decided to make Tiramisu for the blog, which meant I needed double the patience. At first, wait for the Tiramisu to rest over night and then, some extra patience to finish the photo shoot before we could dig in.

    So, here you go my friends.. a simple, classic and basic Tiramisu for you to try 🙂

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    Tiramisu – A delightful treat for any occasion

    Kankana Saxena
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    Ingredients
     

    • 3 egg yolks
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 4 tbs mascarpone cheese
    • 24 lady fingers
    • 2 tbs coco powder plus extra for dusting
    • 1 cup strong espresso (cooled down to room temperature)
    • ½ cup bitter-sweet chocolate shavings (for garnish)

    Instructions
     

    • Beat the egg yolks and sugar in an electric mixer or whisker until they are thick and pale. This should take about 5 minutes.
    • Add mascarpone cheese and continue beating until smooth.
    • Add 1 tbs of coco powder and mix until its thoroughly combined.
    • Dip each ladyfinger into espresso for about a second and place on the bottom of the serving bowl (I placed 3 in each).
    • Next, pour the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers.
    • Now, arrange another layer of soaked ladyfingers and top with remaining mascarpone mixture.
    • Cover the bowls with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours (I keep it overnight).
    • While serving, sprinkle some more coco powder with chocolate shavings.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Servings

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    Comments

    1. Tamara

      January 27, 2012 at 6:05 am

      I just saw this at Honest Cooking. I love tiramisu, such a beautiful dessert. Your photos are gorgeous!

    2. Anita Menon

      December 18, 2011 at 12:02 pm

      My Tiramisu post inspired by yours http://sliceofmylyfe.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/the-nostalgia-trip-with-tiramisu/

    3. Anita Menon

      December 05, 2011 at 1:12 am

      I am making this today for some guests. They are resting in the refrigerator right now. Fingers crossed. Will let you know how they turned out.

    4. Vandya

      October 21, 2011 at 7:21 am

      This looks so light and full of flavor. I have eaten this so many times but have never made it at home. you should get brownie points for making this at home.

    5. C&T

      October 20, 2011 at 12:18 pm

      Tiramisu is my favourite dessert. And yours looks perfect :)!

    6. Patrick @ Appetite for Good

      October 18, 2011 at 10:02 pm

      Wow Tiramisu is def one of my fav desserts and I HATE sweets too. You made this look so fabulous. I want to eat all of it up.

      gorgeous photos and you made it sound soooo simple!

    7. Yadsia @ShopCookMake

      October 17, 2011 at 4:14 pm

      Tiramisu has to be one of my favorite desserts ever

    8. Jessica

      October 14, 2011 at 8:52 am

      I think I am floating in a tiramisu dreamland after seeing your photos! I definitely can't imagine why anyone would not like tiramisu! Though there are so many versions of the dessert out there. I really love your recipe and of course mascarpone is the way to go =) I also saw your strawberry one just now and love it!!!

    9. nipponnin

      October 13, 2011 at 10:28 pm

      Great photos and nice presentation! So perfect!

    10. Kate@Diethood

      October 13, 2011 at 12:50 pm

      BEAUTIFUL!!! This is pure genius. Thank you for sharing!

    11. nancy at good food matters

      October 13, 2011 at 8:44 am

      oh, my! you have outdone yourself with this tiramisu---which becomes more elegant in the individual wine glass servings.

    12. lisaiscooking

      October 13, 2011 at 8:44 am

      This look so delicious! I love tiramisu, and I've never made it. I need to!

    13. Charles

      October 13, 2011 at 5:57 am

      Eeek, I can't take any more tiramisu! Over-eaten this stuff way too much in recent years, though I LOVE strawberry tiramisu. Well, there's no point lying - I'll still eat it if it's offered to me 😀 Beautiful pictures and recipe!

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