# The Best Classic Tiramisu

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 127 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 16 ounces good quality mascarpone cheese
- 0.75 cups sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pinch salt
- 1.5 cups cold heavy cream
- 1.5 cups strong coffee
- 24 ladyfingers
- 2 cocoa powder

## Instructions

1. Lightly whisk 16 ounces of good quality mascarpone cheese until creamy.
2. In a separate bowl, take ¾ cups of sugar and 4 egg yolks; place on a double boiler and whisk for exactly 2 minutes.
3. Add in the mascarpone cheese, a teaspoon of vanilla and a pinch of salt and whisk until just combined.
4. Replace the egg whites with 1 ½ cups of cold heavy cream and whisk until it reaches stiff peaks.
5. Add the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture in two to three additions and gently fold until combined.
6. Make about 1 ½ cups of strong coffee.
7. Give the ladyfingers a quick dip in the coffee.
8. Spread half of the mascarpone cream over the ladyfingers in a baking dish.
9. Add another layer of ladyfingers, spread on the remaining mascarpone cream and refrigerate until fully set.
10. Generously dust with cocoa powder.

## Equipment

- whisk
- hand mixer
- double boiler
- spatula
- baking dish

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMkfbkdTq/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/611d2d6f-0e9d-4e33-8999-a2df57c0a9e2
- Extracted: 2025-01-08

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