# Tiramisu

This is a simple, make-ahead recipe for a classic Italian no-bake dessert with layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and rich mascarpone cream.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups strong coffee or espresso
- 6 tablespoons rum
- 40 ladyfinger cookies
- 6 large egg yolks
- 0.75 cup sugar
- 16 oz mascarpone
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

## Instructions

1. Combine strong coffee or espresso with rum in a medium bowl.
2. Quickly dip half of the lady fingers into the coffee mixture, then arrange the dipped lady fingers in a single layer in a baking dish.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar.
4. Place that bowl over a medium sauce pan with some simmering hot water and keep that over low heat, whisking constantly.
5. Lift that bowl off the heat and set it aside to cool slightly.
6. Beat together mascarpone with rum.
7. Beat in all of your warm yolk mixture.
8. In a separate large mixing bowl, beat cold heavy whipping cream until medium peaks form.
9. Using a spatula, fold half of the whipped cream into the mascarpone cream just until it’s incorporated.
10. Then add the remaining whipped cream and fold until well combined.
11. Spread half of your cream mixture over that first layer of lady fingers.
12. Dip the rest of your lady fingers about one or two at a time, dipping just once on each side, and arrange those evenly and in a single layer over the top of the cream.
13. Spread the remaining cream evenly over the lady fingers.
14. Cover that tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.
15. Dust cocoa powder on top just before serving.

## Equipment

- medium bowl
- sauce pan
- whisk
- electric hand mixer
- spatula
- offset spatula
- plastic wrap
- pastry brush

## Tips

- Quickly dip ladyfingers into the coffee mixture.
- Be generous with cream because you want a thick layer of cream in the center of this cake.
- After topping with cocoa powder, wipe the knife clean between slices for cleaner cuts.
- If you over soak the ladyfingers, the cake may collapse.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/uNowLq9fm9I?si=gNnkC-IUM32Ou7e1
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/36d4bd2b-75e1-4aa5-a4f0-a33dd7abf2e8
- Extracted: 2025-05-19

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