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Tiramisu

A community recipe by claudia

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Introduction

A classic italian dessert.

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Ingredients

Serves: 6

Metric U.S.

3 eggs (separated)
500 grams mascarpone cheese
150 grams caster sugar
1 pinch of salt
200 grams savoiardi biscuits (sponge fingers)
500 millilitres coffee (American)
200 grams chocolate chips
1 tablespoon cocoa powder

3 eggs (separated)
17⅔ ounces mascarpone cheese
5⅓ ounces superfine sugar
1 pinch of salt
7 ounces savoiardi cookies (sponge fingers)
18 fluid ounces coffee (American)
7 ounces chocolate chips
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa

Method

Tiramisu is a community recipe submitted by claudia and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Mix two egg yolks with the sugar till you have a very clear cream.

Beat three egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff.

Gently fold the mascarpone cheese in the sugar/yolks cream and then add carefully the egg whites.

Spread some of the obtained cream on a tray and start making layers: dip the biscuits into the coffee and put them on the tray placing them next one another, spread some crÃ¨me on them and then a handful of chocolate chips.

Go on this way until the biscuits are over.

Cover the last layer with the cream and dust with the cocoa powder. Keep it in the fridge take it out about 20 mins before serving.

Mix two egg yolks with the sugar till you have a very clear cream.

Beat three egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff.

Gently fold the mascarpone cheese in the sugar/yolks cream and then add carefully the egg whites.

Go on this way until the biscuits are over.

Cover the last layer with the cream and dust with the unsweetened cocoa. Keep it in the fridge take it out about 20 mins before serving.