Authentic Tiramisu
Ingredients
- 2 cups brewed espresso, cooled, divided
- ½ cup white sugar
- 3 large eggs, separated, divided
- 2 tablespoons brandy
- 2 (8 ounce) packages mascarpone cheese
- 1 pinch white sugar
- 30 ladyfingers (such as Savoiardi)
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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Instructions
- Beat 1 tablespoon espresso, ½ cup sugar, egg yolks, and brandy together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in mascarpone cheese until well blended, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Beat egg whites and 1 pinch sugar in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form; gently fold into mascarpone mixture. Set aside.
- Pour remaining espresso into a shallow dish. Dip 1 side of each ladyfinger into espresso; arrange on a serving platter in two horizontal rows of 6 ladyfingers, plus 1 ½ ladyfingers in opposite directions on both ends to form a rectangular shape.
- Spread ½ mascarpone mixture onto ladyfingers; dust with ½ cocoa powder. Top with remaining ½ each ladyfingers dipped in espresso, mascarpone mixture, and cocoa powder.
- Refrigerate tiramisu until ladyfingers have softened, 2 to 3 hours.
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