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Tiramisu !

Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 24 savoiardi or lady fingers

For the filling

  • 250 grams or 1 cup mascarpone cheese at room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons castor or granulated sugar
  • 120 ml or 1/2 cup heavy cream or whipping cream chilled

For the soaking syrup

  • 240 ml or 1 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 tablespoons rum
  • 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder

For decorating

  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

Instructions
 

  • Bake your lady fingers and let cool completely. Prepare the soaking solution by dissolving the coffee powder into the water . Once cooled , mix in the rum . Prepare the filling by beating the chilled cream to firm peaks. Keep refrigerated. In another bowl, beat the cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Do not over beat or it will look curdly. Fold in about 1/4 cup of the whipped cream into mascarapone mixture (to lighten it). Fold in the remaining whipped cream. To assemble : If you plan to unmould your set Tiramisu , line your pan with plastic wrap leaving it long enough on the sides to pull out later. Dip each lady finger in the soaking solution , remove , dip the other side and place it your serving dish. You want the cookie damp but not soggy and limp. Repeat with all the cookies and line them up in your pan so that the bottom is covered. Spread about quarter cup of the filling over the lady finger layer or you can pipe it on . Repeat with another layer of lady fingers and the filling until you have used up all the lady fingers. Smooth the remaining filling on top. Cover and chill for 4 hours or longer. If serving from the pan , dust the top with sifted cocoa powder . If serving upright , place the plan upside down on your serving plate or tray. Remove the pan , remove the plastic wrap , smoothen the sides with a spatula or knife. Dust the top with sifted cocoa powder.

Notes

I made this Tiramisu in a 9 x 4 inch loaf pan , layering the sponge fingers 2 by 3 (6 in one layer) . For an 8 inch square pan , you will need double the recipes .
Do not worry too much about the pan size, you can break up the cookies to fit your pan.
Skip the rum if you want to make this alcohol free.
You can adjust the amount of coffee and rum in the soaking syrup but try to keep it strong for maximum flavour.