Tiramisu?

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A friend of my Mom's has requested tiramisu.

Looks yummy.

I've never cooked it... I don't think I've even tried it before.

There are LOTS of recipes on the web so I'm just wondering if anyone has some tried and true tips for me.

Thanks!

[DetlefK]

1. Oh, I know something even better: Strawberry Charlotte

Ingredients
- ladyfingers or similar cheap and sweet biscuits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladyfinger_(biscuit)
- sweetened whipped cream
- strawberries

1. Remove the green parts from the strawberries and cut them to size.

2. In a salad-bowl: a layer of biscuits, a thin layer of whipped cream, strawberries, a thin layer of whipped cream, biscuits... continue until the bowl is full. Finish with whipped cream and decorate with strawberries.

3. If the biscuts are soft, cool for a few hours in the fridge. If the biscuits are hard, cool over night to give them some time to soften up. The biscuits get too soft if the dish lasts more than 1-2 days.

4. Scoop out with a big spoon and serve on plates.




Tiramisu is too sweet to my taste. On a hot summer's day, this is much better.

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3. That sounds lovely!

I'll add it to my stack of "things to try."

[airmid]

2. Make sure you use real ladyfingers. They are dry and crisp. I have seen some that were

very spongy. They do not hold up well.

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4. Thanks

I read thru reviews of a lot of recipes and quite a few complained about the dessert being soggy. Maybe they were using Twinkies. Or maybe they just dipped the ladyfingers in the coffee a bit too long.

[Warpy]

5. Also beware of getting the whole thing too soggy

Tiramisu was the "impress the neighbors" dessert of the 80s. It was really easy to foul up if you didn't follow the instructions.

ETA: Yes, it's a dip, not a dunk.

[locks]

6. Nothing better than tiramisu

but it's not easy. You need time and full understanding about how much sugar and calories you are taking in. (Well worth it)

[PennyK]

7. Worth it!

I've made it (once) using the Cooks Illustrated recipe. most important tip was to soak the ladyfingers briefly! My daughter's then-boyfriend, born in Sicily, kept stealing nibbles out of the fridge. It was really delicious.

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8. I'm thinking of using Kaluha... yes? no?

[Motley13]

9. I love tiramisu

but here is Queen Elizabeth's favorite cake


Ingredients:

4 oz (113g) dark chocolate

4 oz (113g) granulated sugar

4 oz (113g) unsalted butter

1 egg

8 oz (226g) Rich tea biscuits

½ teaspoon butter for greasing

8 oz (226g) dark chocolate (for coating)

1 oz (28g) chocolate (for decoration)

Instructions:

Lightly grease a 6 inch by 2 ½ inch cake pan and place it on a sheet of parchment paper.
Break each of the biscuits into almond-size pieces by hand and set aside.
Mix butter and sugar in a bowl until the mixture starts to lighten.
Melt the 4 oz of chocolate and add to the butter mixture while constantly stirring.
Beat in the egg to the mixture.
Fold in the biscuit pieces until they are all coated with the chocolate mixture.
Spoon the mixture into the pan.
All the cake to chill for at least three hours.
Pour the melted chocolate over the cake and smooth the top and sides using a knife.
Allow it to set at room temperature.
Melt the remaining 1 oz of chocolate and use to decorate the top of the cake.

This was also the cake Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge requested for their wedding!

[pscot]

10. Here's a tiramisu gif

I ran across yesterday. It looks dead easy.

http://i.imgur.com/fZmYD3Q.mp4

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11. Well *that* was fun to watch!

Thanks!

Some of the recipes I looked at seemed unnecessarily complicated. But most seemed to match up pretty much with that gif.

[Callalily]

12. I LOVE tiramisu!

Watching the video, well, it doesn't look that difficult to make! I like the string thing effect. Hmmmmm...

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13. The string thing!

Yes!! I thought that was a clever touch. I'm thinking of how I want to personalize that.