Tiramisu

This Italian dessert is one of our favourites!  Most Tiramisu recipes use eggs but not in the following recipe.  It is equally delicious and suitable to be served to children.

Ingredients (for a 23 cm x 32 cm casserole dish):
750 g mascarpone
3 x 200 g packet/container fresh cream
6 tbsp sugar
1 - 2 packets sponge biscuits
1 mug Espresso
4 tbsp cocoa powder

Method:
In a bowl, mix together mascarpone, sugar and 200 g fresh cream until there are no lumps.  Whip the rest of the fresh cream until stiff.  Fold in the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture well.

Arrange enough sponge biscuit on the base of a casserole dish.  Sprinkle espresso over them, making sure that they are not too soaked through.  Sieve 2 tbsp cocoa powder over.  Then, add half of cream mixture and spread well.

Repeat procedure.  Store Tiramisu in the fridge for about 2 to 3 hours (it is better overnight).

Before serving, sieve cocoa powder over top of Tiramisu OR use a deep round cutter to cut through and sieve cocoa powder over top before serving (see photo above).

Tip:  One can also add Amarettini.  Crushed them into crumbs and sprinkle after the cocoa powder and before the cream mixture for each layer.  Before serving, sprinkle the Amarettini crumbs on top the sieved cocoa powder.

Bon Appetit!