Tiramisu

Name: Tiramisu
Ingredients: 7 whole Egg Yolks; 1/4 cups Vanilla Sugar; 1/2 cups Dark Rum, Divided Use; 17 ounces, weight Mascarpone Cheese; 1 whole Orange Zest; 2 cups Prepared Espresso, Cooled; 1 package Savoiardi (30 Cookies); 1/2 cups Cocoa Powder; 1/4 cups Grated Or Shaved Bittersweet Chocolate

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

7 whole Egg Yolks
1/4 cups Vanilla Sugar
1/2 cups Dark Rum, Divided Use
17 ounces, weight Mascarpone Cheese
1 whole Orange Zest
2 cups Prepared Espresso, Cooled
1 package Savoiardi (30 Cookies)
1/2 cups Cocoa Powder
1/4 cups Grated Or Shaved Bittersweet Chocolate

Directions

1

Pour egg yolks and sugar in an electric mixer and whisk together on high speed for 5 minutes until the mixture is light yellow and fluffy. Lower speed to medium and add 1/4 cup of dark rum, mascarpone cheese and orange zest and mix until smooth (1 minute).
2

Spoon and spread about 1/4 cup of the mascarpone mixture on a serving plate. I used a long and narrow plate in order to have only 1 row.
3

Pour the cooled espresso in a bowl add remaining 1/4 cup of dark rum. Quickly dip the savoiardi in coffee on 1 side only and arrange in a single layer side by side, wet side down over the mascarpone.
4

Once you have one layer of savoiardi down on the plate top with a thick layer of mascarpone mixture and then sprinkle with cocoa powder. Repeat this step twice and top you tiramisu with the shaved or grated bittersweet chocolate.
5

Refrigerate overnight.