Big Mamma Cucina Popolare cookbook: decadent tiramisu recipe

SERVES 6

Preparation Time: 45 minutes

Chilling Time: 2 hours (better overnight)

Ingredients

For the cream

*250 ml whipping cream

*4 egg yolks

*70 g caster sugar

*400 g mascarpone cheese

For the cake

*400 ml hot espresso coffee

*2 tablespoons marsala

*30 Sponge (lady) fingers

*Unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting

Method

1. Make the cream. Using a whisk, whip the cream in a mixing bowl. In a second mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar, then add the mascarpone and whisk again until smooth. Fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture with a spatula. Set aside.

2. Mix the coffee with the marsala in a bowl. Dip the sponge (lady) fingers into the coffee mixture, one side at a time, and arrange in a large serving dish (20 x 25 cm and about 7 cm deep). Cover with a 2 cm-thick layer of the cream. Repeat the process until all the ingredients are used up, finishing with a layer of the cream.

3. Cover the dish with cling film and chill in the refrigerator overnight.

4. Before serving, heavily dust the top of the tiramisu with a thick layer of cocoa powder.

Recipe from Big Mamma Cucina Popolare by Big Mamma (Phaidon, £27.95)