Sophia Loren’s Tiramisu

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 eggs, separated
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 6 ounces mascarpone cheese
• 36 ladyfingers, 1 large package (approximately 36)
• 1 cup orange liqueur
• 1 cup espresso coffee
• 2 ounces bitter chocolate, grated (bakers chocolate)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (or 2 ounces grated bittersweet chocolate)

Recipe

• 1 combine egg yolks and sugar in a medium-sized bowl and beat well.
• 2 in a separate bowl, beat the egg whites to stiff peaks.
• 3 in a third, larger bowl, combine the egg yolk mixture with the mascarpone, then fold in the egg whites to produce a creamy mixture.
• 4 arrange a tight layer of ladyfingers in a 9-by-12-inch serving dish.
• 5 using a spoon, drizzle about half the liqueur and half the espresso over the ladyfingers.
• 6 cover the ladyfingers with the mascarpone mixture and the grated chocolate, and dust it with a little more than half the cocoa.
• 7 cover the filling with a second layer of ladyfingers and drizzle with the remaining liqueur and espresso.
• 8 place the dish in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours (the tiramisu can be made 24 hours in advance).
• 9 top with the remaining cocoa before serving.