Tirami Su Cake
(for cake)
3 eggs
1/2 cup plus 1 T superfine sugar
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 T instant coffee granules
(for filling)
12 oz mascarpone cheese
4 egg yolks
1/2 cup superfine sugar
2 T rum
2 egg whites
(for finish)
3/4 cup coffee
2 oz semi sweet chocolate, grated
>how to make<
(for cake)
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
*Grease and line a deep 8" round cake pan with waxed paper.
*In a bowl, whisk eggs and sugar until thick and light.
*Sift flour and coffee granules over mixture, then fold in gently.
*Spoon mixture into prepared pan and bake in oven 30 minutes, until golden and cake springs back when pressed in center.
*Turn onto a wire rack to cool.
(for filling)
*In a bowl, beat mascarpone until soft.
*In another bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until thick and light.
*Stir in mascarpone and rum.
*In a clean bowl, whisk egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into cheese mixture.
(for finish)
*Cut cake horizontally in 3 layers.
*Put 1 layer on a serving plate.
*Sprinkle with 1/3 of coffee.
*Cover with 1/3 of filling.
*Repeat layers, finishing with a topping of cheese mixture.
*Chill overnight.
*Sprinkle with grated chocolate to serve.
-makes 8-
Labels: Tiramisu, Tiramisu cake recipe, Tiramisu recipe