Recipe MAURICE MONTERO from MR PICKLES | Images ASHLEE DECAIRES
This is the easiest tiramisu you’ll ever make and sacrilegious to Italians because there is no zabaglione (whipped heated eggs and sugar) involved. Make this delicious dessert ahead of your dinner party and finish it off in 10 seconds. If you want to make it extra special you can garnish it with crushed flake and some gold leaf to really wow your guests.
Serves 4
TIRAMISU CREAM
400g/2 x 200g packs mascarpone
75ml marsala wine (available from Vetro Hamilton)
½ cup icing sugar
400ml whipped cream, whipped to yoghurt thickness
COFFEE MIXTURE FOR LADY FINGERS
2 double shots strong coffee
50ml marsala wine
3 tbsp icing sugar
1 packet lady fingers
cacao to garnish
To start, whip the cream up to yoghurt thickness and keep cold in the chiller. In another bowl add the mascarpone, marsala and icing sugar and mix together till smooth.
Fold the cream and mascarpone mixture together with a spatula till the cream is incorporated. Set aside until ready to build the tiramisu.
Mix the coffee (make sure it’s nice and strong) with the icing sugar and marsala.
Take a whiskey glass and put a tiny layer of the mascarpone cream on the bottom. Dip the lady fingers in the coffee mixture and place on the cream. Repeat this till your glass is full, finishing with mascarpone mixture.
Cover and set in the fridge until ready to serve. Finish the tiramisu by sprinkling cacao over it.
Serve with what else but an Espresso Martini for a double hit.
