Italian Desserts Recipes - Pick-Me-Up Pudding (Tiramisu) Recipe

Ingredients                                 

• 4 eggs, separated

• 45 ml/3 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 175 g/6 oz/3/4 cup Mascarpone cheese

• 300 ml/1 1/2 cups fresh coffee

• 5 ml/1 tsp instant coffee powder

• 60 ml/4 tbsp brandy

• 30 ml/2 tbsp rum

• 35 sponge (lady) fingers

• 100 g/4 oz plain (semi-sweet) chocolate, grated

• 60 ml/4 tbsp chopped nuts or drinking (sweetened) chocolate powder

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Method:

1. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until light and creamy. Mix in the Mascarpone cheese.

2. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the mixture. Mix the fresh and instant coffee with the brandy and rum.

3. Dip each sponge finger into the coffee/brandy/rum mixture and arrange at the base and around the sides of a glass dish.

4. Spread half the Mascarpone mixture over the biscuits. Sprinkle over half the grated chocolate.

5. Repeat the process with the biscuits, cheese and chocolate until the ingredients are used.

6. Cover with Clingfilm (plastic wrap) and chill overnight if possible.

7. Just before serving sprinkle with the chopped nuts or drinking chocolate powder.