Tiramisu

this very delicious recipe is from Dharm Navaratnam.

Can wait to shop and try this new recipe....

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Chillin Time: at least 4 hours
Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 250 g cream cheese
• 400 ml thickened cream (unsweetened) or whipping cream
• 1/3 cup icing sugar
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2½ tbsp instant coffee powder
• ½ cup Kahlua
• ¼ cup rum or Crème De Cacao
• ^frac12; cup cold water
• 1 packet sponge fingers (or use butter cake, cut into pieces)
• Cocoa powder for dusting

Method

1. Dissolve the coffee in boiling water and set aside.
2. Mix the liqueurs with cold water. Pour 2/3 of this mixture into the coffee.
3. Whip the cream with the icing sugar until stiff.
4. Cream the cheese until soft. Add in remaining liqueur mixture.
5. Fold in the cream and mix well.
6. Line the bottom of a Pyrex loaf pan with the sponge fingers or butter cake.
7. Soak the cake evenly with half the coffee mixture.
8. Cover the sponge fingers with half the cream mixture.
9. Arrange another layer of cake on top of the cream mixture and then soak evenly with the remaining coffee mixture.
10. Cover with remaining cream mixture and smoothen the top evenly.
11. Chill for at least 4 hours.
12. Dust cocoa powder over the top of tiramisu before serving.

Food Notes

• Be careful when whipping cream. Over-whipping will separate it, making it unusable. Under whipping will make the dessert runny. As a rule, make sure the un-whipped cream is well chilled before whipping. Also place the beaters in the freezer for a little while before whipping.
• Always melt chocolate over a double boiler. Never directly on a pan. This prevents the chocolate from burning.