# Totoro Tiramisu Cups

These Totoro Tiramisu Cups are an adorable and delicious dessert, perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 large egg yolk
- 45 g sugar
- 15 g water
- 250 g mascarpone
- 80 g heavy cream
- 80 g coffee
- 50 g sugar
- 50 g water
- lady fingers
- cacao powder
- white chocolate
- 55% chocolate
- green oil-based food coloring

## Instructions

1. Add 2 large egg yolks and 45g of sugar into a bowl.
2. Whisk until the mixture becomes thick and creamy.
3. Add 15g of water and stir.
4. Heat the mixture on a double boiler, continuously stirring until it reaches 70 degrees Celsius.
5. Add 250g of mascarpone to the cooled egg yolk mixture and whisk.
6. In a separate bowl, whisk 80g of heavy cream until soft peaks form.
7. Add the whipped heavy cream into the mascarpone mixture.
8. Prepare the coffee mixture by heating 50g of sugar and 50g of water until the sugar dissolves, then combine with 80g of coffee.
9. Briefly soak lady fingers in the coffee mixture for 1 second.
10. Place the soaked lady fingers into dessert cups.
11. Pipe the mascarpone cream over the lady fingers.
12. Spread the cream evenly with a spatula.
13. Cover the cups and chill in the fridge overnight.
14. Sprinkle cacao powder over the top using a round stencil to create Totoro's face.
15. Decorate with melted white and dark chocolate for Totoro's eyes, nose, and belly markings.
16. Add chocolate ears and a green chocolate leaf to complete the Totoro design.

## Equipment

- whisk
- double boiler
- thermometer
- mixer
- spatula
- piping bag
- dessert cups
- round parchment paper

## Tips

- Make sure to whisk the egg yolk and sugar until thick and creamy.
- Heat the egg yolk mixture on a double boiler to at least 70"C to pasteurize it, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
- When soaking lady fingers, do not leave them longer than 1 second to prevent sogginess.
- For best results, let the tiramisu cups rest in the fridge overnight.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@lunaraliao/video/7403326029890063648?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7549577063796426258
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f0a3110f-be24-4034-b111-e8a744f2fc52
- Extracted: 2025-11-06

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