Quick tiramisu
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Italy
Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 11 ingredients
- 1 tbsp coffee powder, for sprinkling
- dark chocolate, grated, to garnish
- 150g/5oz icing sugar
- 4 shots espresso, or a four-cup cafetiere of strong coffee
- 500g/1lb 2oz mascarpone
- 1 vanilla pod, split, seeds scraped out
- 1 ready-made panettone, cut into rectangles 15cm/6in long, 1cm/½in deep
- 50ml/2fl oz amaretto, or to taste
- 200ml/7fl oz double cream, whipped until soft peaks form when the whisk is removed
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- cocoa power, for dusting
Cook safely
- 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
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- Mix the espresso, caster sugar and amaretto, to taste, in a large bowl.
- Add the panettone slices to the coffee mixture and set aside.
- Place the mascarpone, vanilla seeds and icing sugar into a separate bowl and mix together.
- Add the double cream and fold into the mascarpone mixture.
- Place a piece of soaked panettone onto each plate. Add a spoonful of the mascarpone and cream mixture to each soaked panettone slice, then place another panettone slice on top to make a sandwich.
- Spoon more cream over the top and sprinkle with the cocoa powder and a little coffee powder. Transfer to the fridge to chill for 1-2 hours.
- To serve, remove from the fridge and sprinkle with gratings of dark chocolate.
Plating
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