Tiramisu espresso cups recipe

5 from 2 votes

Recipe by Me To Mati #passionfood Course: DessertsCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

8-10

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Why do they call it Tiramisu?
Tiramisu was invented inside brothels in the northern Italian town of Treviso, renowned for its sexually relaxed mores and pleasure-seeking inhabitants. In Italian, tiramisu means “pull me up, lift me up”, or, more literally, “pull it up”.

Espresso-soaked Savoiardi (ladyfingers) biscuits laced with a hint of alcohol (marsala wine), sandwich in between layers of smooth luscious mascarpone cheese, garnished with grated dark chocolate is everyone’s favourite sweet dessert. Not only does it look fantastic, but it’s also delicious, fun and most importantly very quick to make.

Ingredients

8-10 savoiardi biscuits (ladyfingers) – halved
2 cups strong black coffee
½ cup marsala wine
CREAM FILLING
1 ½ cups thickened cream
½ cup icing sugar
1 packet mascarpone cream (room temperature)
¼ cup Kahlua liqueur (coffee liqueur)
grated dark chocolate (garnish)
thin chocolate bars (garnish)

Instructions

Combine coffee and marsala wine, setting aside (allowing to cool).
Using a mixer, beat mascarpone cream adding thickened cream and icing sugar.
Continue the mixing process until the mixture thickens.
Add Kahlua liqueur into the thickened mixture gently folding through, adding the filling mixture into a piping bag.
Half savoiardi biscuits dipping into coffee and marsala wine mixture, layering the bottom of the cup, piping a layer of cream on top of the biscuit.
Repeating the process until the top of the cup is reached.
Garnish with grated dark chocolate flakes and a thin chocolate bar.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

Recipe Video

Notes

Marsala wine is a sweet red wine traditionally used for tiramisu. Alternatives or substitutes include dark rum, brandy any other coffee or almond liqueur.