Italian Tiramisu Recipe
Italian Tiramisu is a no-bake dessert that's light and creamy and made of Lady Fingers dipped in coffee layers with a Mascarpone cheese filling.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups strong espresso cold
- 6 tbsp dark rum divided
- 36-40 Lady Finger cookies
- 6 egg yolks
- 16 oz Mascarpone Cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 tbsp cocoa powder for using
Optional Whipped Cream Topping
- 1 ¾ cups heavy whipping cream
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Make 1 ¾ cups of strong espresso, add 3 tablespoons of dark rum in the coffee and let it cool. Have your espresso in a round dish that will fit the lady fingers.
- Prepare the egg yolk custard. Mix 6 egg yolks with 1 cups of granulated sugar. Place egg mixture over a pot of boiling water. Whisk constantly until most of the sugar has dissolved. Your egg yolks will turn a lighter yellow color and the mixture will thicken just slightly. This process takes about 8-10 minutes. Make sure that your dish with the egg yolks does not touch the boiling water. Once the custard is done, set it aside to cool.
- In a medium mixing bowl using an electric mixer, whisk heavy cream and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Set aside
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat together the mascarpone cheese and 3 tablespoons of rum until creamy and evenly combined. Then, add the egg yolk mixture to the mascarpone cheese and beat until you get a thick and smooth cream. Scrape down the sides with a spatula as needed, making sure that the mascarpone cheese is fully incorporated.
- Fold the whipped cream in the mascarpone cheese filling until it is evenly mixed. Do not over-mix because it will deflate the whipped cream and cause a runny/grainy mixture.
- Dip the lady finger cookies in the espresso and rum syrup. Do not drench them in the liquid because Lady Fingers are very fragile and will fall apart within a matter of seconds. Instead, quickly dip each side of the Lady Fingers a quick second per each side. If they are too soaked, you will end up with a soggy dessert. Lay them on a single layer in your dish.
- Top the first layer of dipped Lady Fingers with half of the cream.
- Lay another even layer of dipped Lady Fingers on top of the mascarpone cream and top with the rest of the cream.
- Optional: Whip 1 ¾ cup of whipping cream with 1/3 cup of sugar. Using a large round piping tip, pipe whipped cream on top of the last layer of mascarpone cream.
- Dust cocoa powder on top of your final layer of the Tiramisu cake and leave in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours to set.
