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Tiramisu

From Carolina Country Cooking by Pearlie and Jewel (2026).

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A historical recipe

Carolina Country Cooking by Pearlie and Jewel (2026).

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 1 ingredient

  1. 2 tablespoons sifted unsweetened cocoa powder

Cook safely

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

  • Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
  • 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-ounce cartons fat -free sour cream 2 8-ounce packages reduced -fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup fat -free milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup strong coffee 2 tablespoons coffee liqueur 2 3-ounce packages ladyfingers, sp lit 2 tablespoons sifted unsweetened cocoa powder In a large mixing bowl, combine sour cream, cream cheese, sugar, milk, and va nilla.
  2. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth.
  3. Combine coffee and coffee liqueur.
  4. Layer one package of the lady fingers, cut side up, ina 2 -quart rectangular baking dish.
  5. Brush with half of the coffee mixture.
  6. Spread with half of the cream cheese mixture.
  7. Repeat with remaining lad yfingers, coffee mixture, and cheese mixture.
  8. Sprinkle with sifted cocoa powder.
  9. Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours.
  10. If desired, sprinkle ser ving plates with additional unsweetened cocoa powder.
  11. Cut dessert into squares to serve.
  12. Serves 15.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Baking dish
  • Mixing bowl
  • Electric mixer
  • Chef's knife
  • Sieve
  • Pastry brush
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Credit

From Carolina Country Cooking by Pearlie and Jewel (2026), printed page 71, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/carolinas-country-cooking-by-pearlie-and-jewwel-images

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.