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Over The Top Tiramisu

From Quilt Inn Country Cookbook.

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A historical recipe

Quilt Inn Country Cookbook.

Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. 1/3 cup fresh raspberries Thaw raspberries
  2. 1/2 cup of cream
  3. 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder over top
  4. 1 cup whipped cream
  5. 2 egg yolks

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. 2 8-oz.
  2. packages cream cheese 2 pkg frozen raspberries 1/2 cup sugar 2 egg yolks 1/4 cup brandy 1 tbsp.
  3. lemon juice 1 1/2 tsp.
  4. vanilla 1 1/2 cups whipping cream 20 ladyfingers or pound cake sliced thinly 1 tbsp.
  5. cocoa powder 1/3 cup fresh raspberries Thaw raspberries in colander, reserving juice.
  6. In large mixing bowl beat cream cheese and sugar.
  7. In top of double boiler over hot water, beat egg yolks for 5 minutes or until pale and thickened.
  8. Beat eggs into cheese mixture.
  9. Stir in brandy, lemon juice and vanilla.
  10. Whip 1/2 cup of cream and fold into cheese mixture.
  11. Set aside.
  12. Line bottom of trifle dish with ladyfinger halves.
  13. Brush with raspberry juice.
  14. Spread with cheese mixture.
  15. Sift 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder over top.
  16. Sprinkle with raspberries.
  17. Repeat cheese, cocoa and raspberry layers twice more.
  18. Circle top of bowl with ladyfinger halves standing upright over top of bowl.
  19. Brush with raspberry juice.
  20. Top with remaining cheese mixture.
  21. Sift cocoa powder on top.
  22. Cover lightly and chill overnight.
  23. Whip 1 cup whipped cream.
  24. Spoon over tiramisu.
  25. Dust with cocoa and garnish with fresh raspberries and shaved chocolate.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
  • Colander
  • Pastry brush
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Credit

From Quilt Inn Country Cookbook, character 282613 of the text, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/Quilt_Inn_Country_Cookbook

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.