Tiramisu

Name: Tiramisu
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 390 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 egg yolks; ½ cup sugar; 16 oz mascarpone, cold; 1 cup heavy cream, cold; 1½ cups strong espresso, cooled; 3 tbsp dark rum or coffee liqueur; 24 Savoiardi ladyfingers; 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Espresso-soaked ladyfingers layered with a light mascarpone cream and a heavy dusting of cocoa. Make it the day before.

Dip each ladyfinger for one second per side. Any longer and the whole thing goes soggy by morning.

Ingredients

4 egg yolks
½ cup sugar
16 oz mascarpone, cold
1 cup heavy cream, cold
1½ cups strong espresso, cooled
3 tbsp dark rum or coffee liqueur
24 Savoiardi ladyfingers
2 tbsp cocoa powder

Method

Whisk the yolks and sugar over a pot of barely simmering water until pale, thick and 160°F, about 5 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.
Beat the mascarpone into the yolks until smooth. Whip the cream to soft peaks and fold it in.
Stir the espresso and rum together in a shallow dish. Dip each ladyfinger one second per side and lay 12 in an 8 by 8 dish.
Spread half the cream over them. Repeat with the rest of the ladyfingers and cream.
Cover and chill at least 6 hours, ideally overnight. Dust heavily with cocoa right before serving.