Its just one of those days when u are craving for something sweet, actually particularly for Tiramisu, so u set of for the kitchen, and start making it, only to realize u dont have rum and cocoa powder.But u still gotta have Tiramisu ! come what may and so this twist on it.
I used Cointreau instead of rum, strong coffee instead of espresso, orange zest in the mascarpone, and chocolate flakes instead of cocoa powder. The basic tiramisu recipe was from Delia Smith but i had to tweak it. It turned out pretty nice, coffee, orange and chocolate goes very well together and I was proud of myself. So much so that i even served it for dinner to my guests as this recipe makes 6. Now i couldn’t eat them all by myself,as u see blogging hasn’t really helped my waistline 
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Ingredients
- 250gms Mascarpone
- 3 large eggyolks
- 2 large egg whites
- 50gms caster sugar
- grated zest of one orange
- 3 tbsps Cointreau
- 24 boudoir biscuits
- 150ml very strong coffee
- 100gms chocolate made into flakes with vegetable peeler
- Black cherries to garnish
Beat the egg yolks with the sugar 3 minutes. In another bowl, stir the mascarpone with the orange zest then gradually beat in the egg yolk mixture. Beat well until the mixture is smooth before adding more. Separately whisk the egg whites till they form soft peaks and lightly fold this into the mascarpone mixture and set aside.
Next, break the biscuits in half, then pour the coffee and Cointreau into a shallow dish and then dip the sponge fingers briefly into it, turning them over – they will absorb the liquid very quickly.If u are not quick there are chances u will end up with a soggy mess. Now simply layer the desserts by putting 3 of the soaked sponge halves into each glass, followed by a tablespoon of mascarpone mixture and a layer of flaked chocolate. Cover the glasses with clingfilm then chill in the refrigerator for several hours and serve straight from the fridge – I think it tastes better very cold.U can go in for layers , but since my glass didn’t have much space i stuck to just one.Garnish with some black cherries.
Gorgeous! I love how you served them in cocktail glasses!
This is a great dessert! Like Anita…I love the glasses.
YUM YUM . i love tiramisu !! , well we don’t have mascarpone cheese here in libya ” well actually we do but it’s way too expensive” so i only use the cream with chocolate or cocoa and like you said u can change the recipe just stick with the flav !and now i’m fam in my family with my tiramisu lol
but i gotta admit yours looks mush mush better than mine ,good job
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Lu
Beautiful!
Wow, yum!
anita , chris , kristen and dinelle thank you very much.
piccolina i exectly what u mean.I wanted to make tiramisu for years but could never get mascarpone cheese in India- Bombay(my home town) and it was’nt until i moved and then even when i got some it was very expensive.I like your option of using cream.I believe necessity is the mother of invention and besides u cant kill urself over a recipe
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