Tiramasu

Prep Time: 6hr 10min
Cook Time: 10min
Total Time: 6hrs 20mins
Yield: 8-10 Servings

Ingredients

225 Grams or 8 Ounces Mascarpone Cheese
1 Cup Hot Water
1 Tblspn Instant Coffee Crystals or Espresso
3/4 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream

1/4 Cup or 3 Tblspn + 1 Tblspn Granulated Sugar

2 Tspn Vanilla Extract
16-20 Savoiardi Italian Lady Fingers or 200 Grams Italian Lady Fingers Package

Unsweetened Cocoa Powder For Dusting

Directions

• In a mixing bowl; whisk 3 tablespoons of sugar & egg yolks until combined well.
• Bring about an inch of water to a light boil in a sauce pan on a low flame, place the mixing bowl over simmering water without touching it. Stir continuously for 6-8 minutes or until egg yolks mixture doubled in volume & remove the mixing bowl from heat (do not stop stirring until removed from heat as we want creamy yolks but not scrambled yolks). 

• Immediately add mascarpone cheese & combine everything well with a rubber spatula until just incorporated. Allow it to cool a bit at room temperature.

• In a large bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream with a hand mixer on high speed until it forms stiff peaks & gently fold in half of the whipped cream into yolk mascarpone mixture, then the remaining half just until fully incorporated. keep aside.

• In another bowl add hot water, instant coffee crystals, a tablespoon of sugar, vanilla extract & mix everything well until combined. Dip half of the lady fingers for 2-3 seconds into the coffee mixture (you need to be quick in this step otherwise lady fingers might break) & line the bottom of a 9-inch rectangular glass bowl. Add half of the mascarpone filling over the lady fingers & spread it evenly using a rubber spatula. 

• Dip the remaining lady fingers quickly into the coffee mixture & arrange them in a layer over mascarpone mixture. Evenly spread remaining mascarpone mixture over lady fingers & finally dust with some cocoa powder.

• Cover with a plastic wrap & refrigerate for atleast 6 hours to set (refrigerate overnight for best results).

• Dust with some more cocoa powder before serving.

Note: Stays fresh for 3-5 days when refrigerated.