Tiramisu
A tiramisu that's perfect to gift a family member or partner on their birthday. Keep it in the fridge and pull it out like a snack to enjoy as a dessert with milk or coffee.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Castella (sponge cake)2 (or use cake sheet)
- Heavy cream500ml (or whipping cream)
- Cream cheese200g (or mascarpone)
- Espresso3 shots (or instant coffee)
- Sugar10% of the cream
- Cocoa powder2 tbsp
Directions
- 1
Prepare all the ingredients: a glass container, heavy cream, sugar, cream cheese (or mascarpone), castella, cocoa powder, and espresso (instant coffee works too). Cut the castella to fit the size of the container.
- 2
Use ready-made whipped cream, or whip cream and sugar at a 10:1 ratio, then mix it well with the cream cheese at a 1.5:1 ratio to finish the cream. Traditionally it's made with mascarpone, but cream cheese works as a substitute.
- 3
Pull 3 shots of espresso, skim off the crema, and let it cool slightly before using.
- 4
Line the container with cut castella and brush the cooled espresso over it to moisten it well.
- 5
Layer it up evenly in the order cream, castella, espresso, cream, spreading each layer smoothly.
- 6
Chill in the fridge for about 1 hour to set.
- 7
Dust cocoa powder evenly over the top through a fine sieve, and it's done.
- 8
Your homemade tiramisu, ready to scoop up with a spoon, is complete.
Tips
Cream whips up better when it's cold. A mixer works well too. You can substitute strongly dissolved instant coffee for the espresso, and if cocoa powder is hard to get, cocoa or hot chocolate powder works instead.