This weekend I felt like baking a pie or something else sweet. Ironically, I didn't bake anything. Instead, I made a big bowl of tiramisu. You know, that famous Italian dessert with, among other things, liquor, coffee and mascarpone.
I went to the store and bought everything I needed, to found out at home that a mixer wasn't part of this particular kitchen (dear lord). I went to the neighbors to see if they owned a mixer that I could borrow, but unfortunately, they weren't at home at that moment. That meant I had to beat the eggs with my bare hands (as if it owed me money) and you probably can imagine what my arms felt like afterward. But in the end, it was more than worth the dead arm.
Officially, tiramisu is a dessert, but you can eat it as a snack as well (at least, I do so...). And did you know that tiramisu means something like 'cheer me up'? I think it fits the dessert pretty well because I was the happiest girl on earth after having just one bite.
Please don't get jealous after seeing those photos. I didn't have a bowl big enough for all of you.
The ingredients
I wrote down the recipe, in case you wanted to make this scrumptious tiramisu at home yourself.
- 125 ml of coffee
- 4 egg yolks
- 40 grams of sugar
- 500 grams of mascarpone
- 3 ts of advocaat (egg liquor)
- 2 ts of rum
- 3 egg whites
- 10 grams of sugar
- 150 grams of ladyfingers
- 1 ts of cacao
- A casserole
The recipe
And this is how you do it.
- Make 125 ml coffee (about two cups) and let it cool down.
- Beat the egg yolks with the sugar (40 grams) until it's a thich white cream.
- Stir in the mascarpone, advocaat (egg liquor) and rum.
- Beat the egg whites and gradually add the sugar (10 grams).
- Fold the egg whites into the mascarpone mixture.
- Pour the half of all your cream into the casserole.
- Dip the ladyfingers in the coffee and place them next to eachother on the mascarpone mixture in the casserole.
- Pour the rest of the mixture over the ladyfingers.
- Place the casserole in the fridge and let it chill (preferably overnight).
- Dust with cocoa before serving.
Et voilà, your homemade tiramisu is served! In exchange for a bite, Ruben was so kind to take photos of the dessert. After sprinkling some cacao, we were ready to have our dinner, as for dessert: there was a pizza waiting to be slaughtered.
Thank you for reading and if you try this at home; try to not eat the whole thing at once ;)
Lots of love,
Dymph