authentic tiramisu

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoons
• 2 cups brewed espresso, cooled, divided
• 2 (8 ounce) packages mascarpone cheese
• 1 pinch sugar
• 30 ladyfingers (such as savoiardi®)
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• beat 1/2 cup sugar, egg yolks, , and 1 tablespoon espresso together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. add mascarpone cheese to sugar-egg mixture and beat until well blended, 3 to 5 minutes.
• beat egg whites and a pinch sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. gently fold egg whites into mascarpone mixture.
• pour remaining espresso into a shallow dish. dip 1 side of each ladyfinger into the espresso and arrange on a serving platter in 2 horizontal rows of 6 with 2 1/2 ladyfingers in opposite direction on both ends to form a rectangular shape.
• spread 1/2 of the mascarpone mixture the ladyfinger layer and dust with 1/2 of the cocoa powder. repeat with remaining ladyfingers dipped in espresso, mascarpone mixture, and cocoa powder. refrigerate tiramisu until ladyfingers have softened from the espresso and mascarpone mixture, 2 to 3 hours.