Tiramisu

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 50 g sugar (1 3/4 ounces)
• 2 fresh egg yolks
• 250 g mascarpone (1/2 pound)
• 1/2 lemon, rind of, grated
• 2 fresh egg whites
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 200 ml extra strong coffee
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons amaretto
• 2 tablespoons cointreau liqueur
• 150 g ladyfingers (5 1/4 ounces)
• cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 mascarpone mixture:.
• 2 using an electric mixer, beat sugar and egg yolks until mixture is bright.
• 3 add mascarpone and grated lemon rind.
• 4 beat egg whites with the pinch of salt until stiff. add the sugar and mix until sugar has dissolved.
• 5 fold stiff egg whites into mascarpone and put mixture into fridge.
• 6 liquid:.
• 7 add sugar to coffee and mix until sugar has dissolved.
• 8 add amaretto and cointreau to coffee and let it cool.
• 9 assembling:.
• 10 use a container or serving dish which holds ca 75g (5 1/4 ounces) ladyfingers in a single layer. cover your dish with the 75g (5 1/4 ounces) ladyfingers. pour half of the liquid over the cookies. do not use more liquid.
• 11 spread half of the mascarpone mixture on top.
• 12 pour remaining liquid into a small bowl. dip remaining ladyfingers into it and use them to cover the mascarpone layer.
• 13 put remaining mascarpone layer on top. spread smooth.
• 14 the tiramisu needs to go into the fridge for at least 2 hours or until you serve it.
• 15 just before serving, sprinkle it with some chocolate powder.