BEST TIRAMISU RECIPE

BEST TIRAMISU RECIPE

A little history:

Tiramisu translates to ‘pull me up’ in Italian and was created in the countryside when families would be sleepy after long family lunches and so the coffee would revive everyone. Traditionally no alcohol is added to the recipe, however, if you did want to add alcohol then usually Marsala wine is added to the biscuits with the coffee.

Family Secrets 

• Folding rather than stirring the egg whites into the mascarpone mix will help keep the air in the mixture, resulting in a luxuriously light topping.

Ingredients for 8 people:

• 4 eggs

• 4tbsp sugar

• 400gr mascarpone 

• 200ml strong coffee 

• 100gr Savoiardi (lady fingers) 

• Cocoa powder
  

Method: 

1. Lay the finger biscuits into a ceramic or tin dish so they cover the bottom completely without overlapping (breaking them to fit is absolutely fine) 

2. Pour a large tablespoon of coffee onto each biscuit ensuring that all biscuits are soaked through but that there is still a slight crunch in the middle of the biscuits and there is not any excess coffee sitting at the bottom of the dish. 

3. Crack each egg separating the yolks into a bowl with the mascarpone and the whites into a bowl/mixture. 

4. Whisk the egg whites (we’d advise using an electric whisk but if you fancy a serious workout you could try this by hand!?) Once the egg white begins to turn white and fluffy add the sugar tablespoon by tablespoon. Stop once the sugar has been added and whites have formed stiff peaks and has a nice glossy texture.

5. Mix the mascarpone and egg yolks together until smooth using a wooden spoon and a whisk (do not use an electric whisk as this might make your mascarpone runny and then your Tiramisu might not set)

6. Gently fold the egg whites a third at a time into the mascarpone mixture. Stop when no white flecks remain but careful not to overmix or mixture will become runny. 

7. Spread the mixture on top of the coffee soaked biscuits and place in fridge to set until you are ready to eat (we’d advise 2 hours minimum)

8. Once set, dust the tiramisu with dark cocoa powder using a sieve and serve in generous portions.

We teach our famous Tiramisu Recipe in our Full Day Cooking Class, find out more about our London Cooking Classes here.