Thursday, February 24, 2011

Italian Tiramisu



Ingredients

For Sponge:
Eggs  -  4
Flour  -  4 oz
Castor sugar  -  4 oz


For Filling:
Cream cheese  -  8 oz (1 cup)
Curd cheese  -   8 oz (1 cup)
Icing Sugar  -  8 oz (1 cup)
Cream  -  8 oz
Castor Sugar  -  2 oz

For Coffee Liquid:
Icing Sugar  -  1 – 2 tblsp
Coffee  -  1 tblsp
Water  -  ¾ to 1 cup


Method:

1.      Make sponge cake by beating eggs with sugar and folding in the flour. Add to a 9” greased baking pan and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 20-25 minutes. Cool and then cut in half horizontally to make two equal layers.
2.      For the filling, beat cream cheese and curd cheese together. Add icing sugar and beat well till fluffy.
3.      Whip cream separately with castor sugar and then add it to the cheese mixture. Mix thoroughly.
4.      Make coffee liquid by combining all its ingredients. Place one layer of sponge in a 9” round Pyrex dish and pour half of the coffee liquid all over it equally.
5.      Now add half of the filling on top and then place the other sponge layer over it by pressing a little into the filling. Pour the remaining coffee liquid and then the filling on top to completely cover the sponge, smooth the top with a spatula.
6.      Dust with some cocoa powder and icing sugar. Decorate with chocolate shaving and serve chilled. Serves 10 to 12.

 

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