Tiramisu Italiano

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Total: 2 hr 47 min
  • Prep: 30 min
  • Inactive: 2 hr 15 min
  • Cook: 2 min
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Ingredients

7 egg yolks

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup sweet marsala, plus 2 tablespoons

8 ounces mascarpone, softened to room temperature

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup brewed espresso coffee

1 ounce dark chocolate

1/4 cup rum

1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract

48 ladyfingers

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

  1. Cream together egg yolks and sugar in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Add 1/3 cup of the marsala and continue to whisk until mixture is thick and doubled in volume. This is basically a zabaglione. Remove from heat. Stir in the mascarpone until completely blended.
  2. In a chilled bowl, whip the heavy cream to soft peaks. Fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture, to lighten.
  3. In a small saucepan, combine espresso, chocolate, rum, vanilla, and remaining 2 tablespoons marsala. Heat gently, and stir to dissolve the chocolate. Then, chill the mixture to cool it down, about 15 minutes. Quickly dip each ladyfinger in the chilled coffee mixture and arrange in a single layer on a 9 by 13-inch glass baking pan. Do not soak the cookies or they will become too moist. Spread 1/2 the mascarpone cream evenly with a spatula on top of the dipped ladyfingers. Repeat with a second layer of dipped ladyfingers and remaining mascarpone cream. Sprinkle top with cocoa powder. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

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mariaburke9362

After trying other tiramisu recipes, this will always be my go to recipe. I swap out the Marsala with amaretto. I also use 16 oz tub of mascarpone. I let the zabaglione cool before I add the mascarpone. I don’t add all of the whipped cream to the mascarpone mixture because I feel it helps the other flavors really stand out and there is still plenty of the filling for 2 layers

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