Tiramisu'

Name: Tiramisu'
Ingredients: 500 g mascarpone (an Italian creamy cheese, you can substitute with ricotta, another Italian cheese, for a low-fat ver); 4 eggs; 150 g caster sugar; 1/2 - 1 cup strong coffee; 300 g ladyfingers or 300 g sponge cakes, cut in squares; cocoa; 3 tablespoons brandy (I personally prefer it without spirits) (optional) or 3 tablespoons coffee liqueur (I personally prefer it without spirits) (optional)

7 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

500 g mascarpone (an Italian creamy cheese, you can substitute with ricotta, another Italian cheese, for a low-fat ver)
4 eggs
150 g caster sugar
1/2 - 1 cup strong coffee
300 g ladyfingers or 300 g sponge cakes, cut in squares
cocoa
3 tablespoons brandy (I personally prefer it without spirits) (optional) or 3 tablespoons coffee liqueur (I personally prefer it without spirits) (optional)

Directions

1

beat sugar and egg yolks until white and frothy.
2

whisk egg whites until stiff.
3

fold mascarpone (or ricotta) into egg mixture.
4

add egg whites carefully.
5

pour coffee (and brandy or coffee liqueur if using) in a shallow bowl, dip biscuits (or pieces of sponge cake) in it, taking care not to soak them completely, and put them in a square tin (actually I make it in a glass loaf tin) in a single layer.
6

cover with the cheese cream and continue layering the ingredients, leaving the cream on top, dust with cocoa.
7

cover and refrigerate for a few hours or even overnight so that the biscuits have time to become moist and flavourful.