My Favorite Tiramisu Recipe

 

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 200g sponge fingers
• 150ml of strong cold coffee
• 250g mascarpone
• 2 tbsp Tia Maria
• 150ml double cream
• 4 tbsp icing sugar
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder (for dusting)

 Method

1. Make up some strong coffee using 1-2 tbsp coffee granules in 150ml boiling water - leave to cool
2. Mix 100ml of the cold coffee with 1 tbsp of Tia Maria - dip the sponge fingers in this mix
3. Place a few sponge fingers in the bottom of separate glasses/bowls (or use one big bowl and cover the bottom with a layer of sponge fingers)
4. Mix the mascarpone, 50ml of cold coffee and 1 tbsp Tia Maria
5. In a separate bowl, whip the cream with the icing sugar until lightly whipped - fold in the mascarpone
6. Add the mixture on top of the sponge fingers
7. Dust with cocoa powder
8. Leave in the fridge for a couple of hours before serving