Tiramisu Taste Of Italy

Tiramisu, meaning "pick me up" is a cafe-flavored Italian dessert. It is made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa powder. Its origins are often disputed among Italian regions Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. This Tiramisu version though is inspired by Christophe Michalak. The addition of lemon marmalade is a brilliant touch up despite some disagreements.

Tiramisu Taste Of Italy

Course: Cakes
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: tiramisu
Prep Time: 55 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
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Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 275kcal
Cost: $15
A stunning Tiramisu interpretation

Equipment

  • 1 12X4ยฝX2ยฝ-inch/30X11X6cm loaf bread pan
  • 1 Baking tray
  • 1 Stand mixer
  • 2 Pastry bowls
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 Rubber spatula

Ingredients

  • 1 ea. Ladyfingers (Biscuit Cuillรจre) Recipe

Coffee Punch

  • 375 g Espresso
  • 30 g Dark rum, or marsala to taste
  • 1 each Lemon zest

Mascarpone Filling

  • 90 g Powdered sugar
  • 2 each Eggs
  • 225 g Mascarpone cheese
  • 225 g Heavy cream

Ingredients for the Montage

  • 100 g Lemon spread or poached lemons Recipe
  • 60 g Chocolate crunchy pearls optional
  • 20 g Unsweetened cocoa powder

Topping

  • 30 g Grated milk chocolate
  • 20 g Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ยฝ ea. Lemon zest

Instructions

Ladyfingers

  • Spread ladyfingers mixture over a baking tray lined with greased parchment or baking mat. Bake as suggested in the recipe.
    baked individual ladyfingers

Mascarpone Filling

  • In a chilled mixing bowl, beat together the heavy cream, mascarpone, eggs and sugar on medium speed until medium-firm peaks.
    medium peaks ganache montรฉe

Montage

  • Humidify pan with water and line mold with plastic wrap. Slice sponge lengthwise in 3 equal portions. Spread one-third of the mascarpone filling in the pan. Top with the first sponge, and soak it heavily with the coffee punch. Add more filling, chocolate pearls and dust cocoa powder. Cover with the second layer of sponge. Soak with coffee punch and lemon spread, the remaining mascarpone filling, cocoa powder, and the last ladyfinger sponge. Soak with more coffee punch. Refrigerator tiramisu overnight.

Unmolding

  • Flip the chilled tiramisu cake onto a rectangular plater, and remove the plastic. Grate some milk chocolate and dust with cocoa powder. Add some lemon zest โ€“ Buon Appetito!

Storage

  • Tiramisu cake can be kept refrigerated for up to 48 hours. Avoid freezing temperature.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 275kcal
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19 thoughts on “Tiramisu Taste Of Italy”

    1. Tiramisu is traditionally made with raw eggs, and when you use fresh, properly handled eggs from a trusted source, the risk of salmonella is quite low for healthy adults. If it’s an issue for you, Tiramisu filling can also be achieved using the ”Pate a Bombe” technique. It consists of beaten eggs with hot syrup just like you would make an Italian meringue. However, it’s a different recipe. Hope this helps! ๐Ÿฃ

      1. 5 stars
        Wow! This is incredibly delicious! I won’t even need to travel to Italy to enjoy this. I’m excited to share it at a small local business event where I’ll be selling it! ๐Ÿ˜„
        Thanks Chef, you have been my inspiration! โค๏ธ

  1. Hello, it looks fantastic! However, I have a question. I see 375g of espresso, which corresponds to about 9 portions. Isn’t that a lot? I’m not sure if American espresso standards differ from European ones.

  2. Suzanne Glavas

    Hi Bruno, I am making this for my birthday dinner party and I have a coupe of questions.
    1) is the sugar used for the lady finger mixture white sugar, caster sugar or raw sugar, just asking because in the video it looked a very light coffee colour
    2) for the lemon spread component I noticed you mentioned you can use your poached lemon recipe – I’m assuming you blend the poached lemons before they are spread in the tiramisu. Is that correct? Also by how much should I cut down the recipe for the poached lemons, I’m only making it for this dessert and don’t mind a little bit left over but I don’t want a huge amount left over.
    Thank you.
    Kind regards,
    Suzanne

    1. Hi Suzanne,
      When it does not specify, it is always granulated sugar. Chopped poached lemon or lemon marmalade can be used. You make what you need. Poached lemons last forever.. so, not a big deal ๐Ÿ‹. Happy cooking day!

  3. Suzanne Glavas

    Hi Bruno,
    So sorry its me again. Can you confirm the following
    1) Checking the amount of cream of tartar for the ladyfingers. At the start of this video you say 1 gram, but in the strawberry tiramisu you say 3 grams.
    2) In this recipe there is no baking powder listed for the ladyfingers, but for the strawberry charlotte you add baking powder to the flour and sift it together.
    3) In the montage for this recipe you mention ‘Humidify pan with water and line mold with plastic wrap’. What does humidify pan with water mean.
    Thanks so much for your guidance, apologies for being painful. ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ
    Suzanne

  4. Suzanne Glavas

    Hi Bruno,
    Hope all is well with you. Quick question – in the video it lists 375 ml of expresso coffee and 15 ml of rum or marsala. However, in the written list of ingredients you mention 375g of expresso and 30 g of alcohol. I’m not worried about the alcohol as I can play with that to taste. Can you just confirm what is the correct expresso measurement – 375 g or 375 ml. Thanks Bruno, Suzanne ๐Ÿ˜

      1. Suzanne Glavas

        Hi Bruno, unfortunately there are two written recipes in this case, one at the start of the video listing all ingredients and then the ingredients listed on this page. The measurement for expresso is conflicting (grams versus ml). Not to worry, I’ll go by grams and use my own judgement and adjust it if I need to as I make . No problems I can manage making a coffee syrup (ha ha) ๐Ÿ˜€. Have a good day!

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