Tiramisu was always a cake my mom took a lot of pride in making. She believed she made it the best. I decided to make her recipe here, but instead of buying ladyfingers, I decided to make my own.
Step 1
Starting with the lady fingers- Preheat the oven to 450F or 230C.
Step 2
Separate the eggs into two bowls. Add two egg yolks to the yolks bowl (so in total you have 6 egg whites and 9 egg yolks).
6 pasture raised eggs, separated
3 egg yolks
Step 3
In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, add the egg whites and whisk on medium-high speed until the mixture has almost triple the volume. At this point start adding 100 gr of sugar slowly. As soon as you have incorporated all the sugar, increase the speed of the mixer and continue to work the mixture until it is smooth, homogeneous and forms semi hard peaks. Remove from the bowl and set aside.
100 sugar
Step 4
Clean the stand mixture bowl and add the egg yolks into the bowl and 80 grams of sugar. Set the mixture on high speed. As the egg yolks are whipped, they will have to increase their volume by 4 times.
80 sugar
Step 5
Fold the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture (fold gently as we want the mixture to remain airy and fluffy). Sift in the flour and corn starch and fold gently.
8 ⅛ tbsp cornstarch
1 ⅛ cup flour
Step 6
Transfer to a piping bag. Measure and mark your baking tray on a parchment paper and pipe the batter as a sheet. Repeat that with the batter for another sheet. Spread the batter evenly in a thin layer.
Step 7
Bake for 10-12 min. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
Step 8
Making the cream- In a stand mixer with a whip attachment, add the egg yolks and the sugar. Whip on high speed until the mixture is light in color and a bit foamy.
8 egg yolks
15 ⅞ tbsp sugar
Step 9
Add the mascarpone and the heavy cream, and keep whipping on high speed until you achieve soft peaks. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes (up to 1 day).
1 ¾ lb mascarpone, room temperature
7 ⅛ oz heavy cream, room temperature
Step 10
Make the coffee syrup mix by combining all the ingredients together (if you are doing lady fingers sheets like me, add the syrup into a squeezable bottle. If using a store bought lady fingers- add the syrup to a container).
3 shots of espresso
1 shot of alcohol (whiskey/dark rum)
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 cup of water
Step 11
Assembling the tiramisu- add 4 big tbsp of cream and spread on the bottom of the tray. Add the lady finger sheet on top and drizzle generously the coffee syrup on top (if using store bought lady fingers, just dip them in the syrup and arrange a full layer on top of the cream). Cover the lady fingers with cream, spread evenly. Add another layer of lady fingers (dipped or drizzled with coffee). Using an offset spatula, spread remaining cream mixture evenly on top.
Step 12
Refrigerate for 24 hours covered with a plastic wrap.
Step 13
Once you're ready to serve, remove from the fridge, sprinkle cocoa powder on top, and dive right in!
Cocoa powder
Step 14
YASSS!
