Tiramisu (Pick me up)

I had a few friends over the weekend and wa strying to figure out what to make for dessert. I had a tub of marscapone in the fridge and was making pizza for lunch Tiramisu seemed to be the perfect dessert to make.

Serves 8

250ml (9fl oz) strong espresso coffee
2 tablespoons brandy
2 tablespoons Jamaica rum
75g (3oz) good quality dark chocolate
3 free range eggs, seperated
250g marscapone cheese
4 tablespoons caster sugar
38 - 40 Saviordi biscuits / lady fingers
cocoa powder to dredge
20 x 10cm / (8in x 4 in) tin / serving dish

Mix the coffee with the brandy and rum. Roughly grate the chocolate / process in food processor by pulsing. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar till light and fluffy (ribbon stage), then fold the marscapone in a tablespoon at a time.

Whisk the egg whites stiffly and fold into the cheese mixture. Assemble the tiramisu by dipping each biscuit, one at a time into the coffee mixture and arrange them side by side at the bottom of your tin or glass dish. Spread half the marscapone mixture ontop of the biscuits then srpinkle half the grated chocolate over the top. Then repeat dipped biscuits and marscapone. Cover with cling film and put in the fridge.

Before serving scatter rest of the grated chocolate and some cocoa.

Enjoy

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