Tiramisu

Serves: 4
Course: Dessert
Cooking Time: 0 hr 30 mins
Ingredients
  • Serves four
  • 1 packet (250g or so) of lady finger biscuits
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 250g mascarpone
  • 100ml espresso, strong
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cocoa powder or grated dark
  • chocolate

You can either serve this in individual portions or one large one. Either way, you start by whisking the egg yolks and caster sugar together until pale and thick; this takes about five to seven minutes.

You then stir the mascarpone into this mixture. Next, whisk the egg whites until stiff, and fold into the mascarpone/egg/sugar mixture.

Dissolve the two teaspoons of caster sugar in the coffee and dip the biscuits into it.

Put a layer of biscuits at the bottom of your individual dishes (glasses work well too) or one big dish, spoon over a layer of the egg mixture, add a sprinkle of cocoa, add another layer of each and, finally, top with another sprinkling of cocoa and for real indulgence, some grated dark chocolate.

Chill the tiramisu in fridge for 24 hours. Remove from the fridge about an hour before serving.

Domini Kemp

Domini Kemp

Domini Kemp, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a chef and food writer