tiramisu

First of all...Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all! I haven't been able to update recently because of work but I did manage to sneak in a few recipes here and there during that time span. This time, a classic Italian dessert: Tiramisu.

It is pretty much impossible to find lady fingers around here unless you go down to the Marietta farmer's market but I somehow managed to find half-decent lady fingers at my local Publix. I really like this recipe for tiramisu because it's simple, delicious and can be made hours in advance before serving.

Tiramisu
By Gordon Ramsay, Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
- Mascarpone cheese 1 container
- Icing sugar 4 - 6 tablespoons
- Marsala wine (or any other sweet wine) 3 tablespoons
- Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
- Heavy whipping cream 150mL (~2/3 cup)
- Cold espresso 200mL
- Lady fingers (quantity will vary depending on the size of lady fingers)
- Cocoa powder and frozen chocolate for garnish

1) Mix together the icing sugar, marsala wine, mascarpone, and vanilla extract until nice and creamy. Add a little espresso to the mixture...about 25mL or so (I just kind of eyeball it). You don't want the mixture too thin.

2) In another bowl, whip the heavy cream until at a soft peak stage.

3) Mix the cream and mascarpone mixture together and refrigerate if possible. This step isn't required but it tends to deepen the flavor.

4) Dip each lady finger briefly in the remaining cold espresso and place in the serving glass.

5) Scoop in the mascarpone/cream mixture generously.

6) Sift some cocoa powder and grate some frozen chocolate to garnish. (I didn't have any frozen chocolate for garnish *tears*)