Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Tiramisu...a delightful dessert

Tiramisu is one of S's favourite desserts and something that I had been wanting to prepare at home from a very long time. Upon googling I found this detailed and easy to follow recipe(I'm making it for the first time :)) It turned out pretty good. *Special thanks to Manju of blog mirchmasala for the inspiration :)

Ingredients:

4 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup water
4 eggs yolks
4 ounces cream cheese
6 ounces mascarpone cheese
1 tbsp marsala/port wine (I used vanilla essence)
8 ounces heavy whipping cream
2 cups of expresso or strong coffee( I also added 1 tsp sugar )
1 ounce dark rum (I skipped this)
2 tbsp sugar
24 lady fingers
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp grated semi sweet chocolate grated

Preparation:
Cook sugar and water together till it all the sugar dissolves well. set it aside to cool.
Prepare egg mixture by whipping the egg yolks on high speed until pale yellow and thick, then slowly pour the sugar syrup while mixing on high until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Add cream cheese and and whip on medium speed until smooth.
Add mascarpone cheese and marsala wine (I used vanilla essence) mix until incorporated . Fold in whipped cream . Refrigerate.

Assembling the Tiramisu:

Dip the lady fingers in the coffee decocotion and place a layer on the bottom of a serving platter.

Top with one layer of chilled cream mixture. Repeat it with the rest of the lady fingers and
cream alternatingly. The top layer should be that of cream.
Sift cocoa over the top layer and refrigerate atleat for 5-6 hours.
Sprinkle with grated chocolate and serve.

59 comments:

Saritha said...

Heard of this but never tasted it.Looks great :)

Suparna said...

hi varunavi,
that was quick :) thanks

chef and her kitchen said...

Even i love this..I used to prepare this before when i was in HK, but an eggless version...now i dont get mascorpone here..hmm..
u r tempting me gal!!looks yummy

Parita said...

Tiramisu is my fav too..love the heavenly dessert..wanna grab that piece right now:)

Chitra said...

For the first time, u have made it very good..this is new to me..:)nice post suparns!!

Finla said...

Thisis one of my fav dessert.
And your looks so beautiful and dleicous.

Hari Chandana P said...

wow..looks great..very good recipe..nice clicks!!!

Trupti said...

never tasted but looks delicious

Gita Jaishankar said...

I love tiramisu...so delicate and delicious...I wanted to try this out for quite sometime...thanks for sharing the recipe :)

Padma said...

This is one of my fav Suparna... now you are tempting me to go try... looks so yummy .. pass me that bowl plz.. :D

lubnakarim06 said...

Oh wow tiramisu......looks yummylicious......

Vikis Kitchen said...

OMG !!! u made a tiramisu at home. Even the olive garden chef cant make it like urs.
Ur post and the recipe will encourage me like me out there to try . U know dear, Its just 9 Am here and after going thro all the yummy blogs like this to post a comment , I am feeling hungry again. Now I am craving for a tiramisu:)

Raks said...

Looks yummy,here I am sitting after dinner,need that dessert very badly now:)

Mangala Bhat said...

wow! lovely tiramisu ..my all time fav desert ..hevenly treat to ur mouth ,,yummy ! :)

Pooja said...

Iam drooling over that piece Suparna..Came out perfect and yummy..

Priyameena said...

Great you have prepared the heaven's dessert at home...Hatsoff to you dear..

Poornima Nair said...

Looks yumm...wish I could have a a bit.

Unknown said...

any any time for me, just love to have that, oohh you made it at home great dear. I wish I can have that piece, just simply superb

Pooja said...

Looks awesome! One of my favourites! Feel like scooping out a huge chunk!

Indian Khana said...

Indeed looks yum....

ARUNA said...

looks great dear......will try this recipe next!

Lisa Turner said...

I tried this dessert at a restaurant, but never tried making my own, despite the fact that I have collected several recipes for it. Your version sounds mighty fine!

Renus Kitchen said...

great recipe...

Lavanya said...

this is in my list to make ..looks delicious!!

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

Suparna, you made this at home! It looks pura professional... Great job! Hats off to you...
What is lady's finger in this ?

Unknown said...

awesome..love the bitter flavour of coffee in tiramisu...

Indrani said...

I too love this desssert..you've made it at home..great job..looks great, SUparna

Indrani said...

oh, forgot to tell u, I've posted another Parwal recipe as promised just 4 u..check it out, hope u'll like it

Justin said...

this makes me wonder why i've never tried making tiramisu at home before, because it looks yummy

Ann said...

looks yummmmm

Uma said...

ooh, looks sooooo tempting :)

Sharmila said...

Wow! Tiramisu made at home! Way to go Suparna! :-)

Varsha Vipins said...

You have made it sound so easy n yum Sups..am scared that if I try it once ,i'll get addicted n keep on making n eating it..ooh..scary..lols..looks great dear..yummm..:)

Suparna said...

Thanks for ur time and encouraging words friends :)

hi HOOC,
ladyfingers are kinda light crisp biscuits shaped like fingers :) used in some typical desserts which calls for sugar syrup/coffee soaked ladyfingers.

Deepthi Shankar said...

I love tiramisu .. looks sooo good & yumm

Savi-Ruchi said...

Suparna, you know what, I am trying to prepare this from past 3-4 months, but not able to find the lady finger biscuits. I easily get other ingredients here :)
yavaga madoke sadya agutto antha onde samane kayuttha iddene, nimma plate nodi, bayalli neeru bartha ide nanage ;)

Lena Jayadev said...

hai Suparnaaa :) i had Heard of this but never tasted it.Looks great :)

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Never heard of this. Looks great and delicious.

FH said...

Hi S, great to see you again. Thanks , I had a wonderful time in India although Summer is the wrong time to visit but i enjoyed it!

Have fun, see you in Fall, too sick now to sit up and blog too much!:))

Doloncookbook said...

Never heard about this . Something different ... Looks so delicious ..
Loved it .

Recipeswap said...

Hi suparna,

You have a wonderful blog,I loved looking through your recipes.

Bong Mom said...

Wow making tiramisu must be quiet an achievement

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Hey Suparna, the tiramisu looks osft gal you make me want for some now!!!

Soma said...

This is my THE FAVORITE dessert. never tried making it at home tho'.. way to go girl!
Soma(www.ecurry.com)

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

Suparna - thanks for the info on lady's finger... You had me puzzled... Aweosme one again...

Anonymous said...

I never tried it at home.Awesome dessert.Bookmarked..

Usha said...

This is one of my favorites and I would love to try this from scratch. Loved your version of it, looks absolutely fabulous!

Manju said...

heyy..you made tiramisu too!!! :):) n it looks soo good..now i wanna make it again!!!

n thanks for the mention *blushing* LOL

dsdsds said...

this is a totally new dish to me.. looks good...

Meera said...

Thanks for visiting my blog and your kind words. You have a wonderful blog here. Keep up the good work.

Ammu said...

Wow! I just love this. I will try this soon. Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

Thank you so much for your support in my blog dear.

Malar Gandhi said...

Thats a lovely dessert, but I always failed fixing it at home,

Your version gives me courage to try again!!

Laavanya said...

Tiramisu is my favorite dessert too - i have an eggless version on my blog.

Vani said...

I love tiramisu. Looks great!

Anonymous said...

Suparna...this looks awesome! I simply love tiramisu! Its looks just like the store brought version. You are really great :)

Ashwini said...

Tiramisu looks delicous.. this is the first time to ur blog.. u got good recipes...

If u have time, do check out my blog!!!!

Namrata Kini said...

tiramisu looks so mouth-watering. I wish i could taste some of it.

MAHIMA said...

Thanks for visitin my blog :) my first time here.... loved ur work!! awesome recipes... love the tiramisu... will surely try soon... but without eggs :)