Tiramisu

Total Time Prep: 15 min. + standing Cook: 10 min. + chilling
Yield 16 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
If you're looking for a dessert that's hard to mess up but tastes like it came from a restaurant, then this delicious tiramisu is for you.

Ingredients

  • 2 cartons (8 ounces each) mascarpone cheese
  • 5 large egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
  • 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons Marsala wine, Kahlua (coffee liqueur) or rum, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3/4 cup strong brewed coffee, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
  • 1 package (7 ounces) crisp ladyfinger cookies
  • 1 tablespoon Dutch-processed cocoa

Directions

  1. Stir mascarpone cheese; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Whisk egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup Marsala and salt in top of a double boiler until mixture is thickened (ribbon stage) and a thermometer reads 160°. Remove from heat; whisk in mascarpone until almost smooth. Beat cream and remaining sugar until soft peaks form; fold into mascarpone mixture.
  2. Combine coffee, espresso powder and remaining 2 tablespoons Marsala. Briefly dip 8 ladyfingers into coffee mixture and place in bottom of a 9-in. springform pan. Top with 1-1/2 cups mascarpone mixture. Repeat 2 more times. Refrigerate, covered, 6 hours or overnight. To serve, loosen and remove rim; sprinkle with cocoa powder.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 280 calories, 21g fat (11g saturated fat), 123mg cholesterol, 115mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 0 fiber), 5g protein.

Tiramisu is Italian for pick-me-up, and this one is definitely true to its name! My version of the classic Tuscan trifle has both coffee and espresso for layers of java flavor. —Lauren Knoelke, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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