July 31, 2004
Quick & Easy Tiramisu
Tonight we had a great night with our friends Stef, Mike and Andy. We had Pasta Puttanesca, brushetta, and a salad with bacon balsamic dressing. It was a nice night and also somewhat sad because this was one of our last get-togethers with Stef and Mike. They are moving to Seattle and although we are sad, we are also very excited for their adventure. We are anxious to visit them with our free plane tickets from frequent flyer miles. :-)
I made my first Tiramisu-- recipe courtesy of Rachael Ray. If you choose to make it in martini glasses, serve oit quickly or the coffee/liquer mixture will end up at the bottom of the glass and not on your lady fingers.
Click below for the recipe.
1 package lady fingers sponge cakes
1/2 cup strong black coffee or espresso
2 ounces (shots) coffee flavor liqueur (I used Kahlua)
2 cups mascarpone cheese, available in specialty cheese case of supermarket
1/2 cup powdered confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Open the ladyfingers and separate them. Paint the ladyfingers with coffee combined with the coffee liqueur using a pastry brush. Line 4 martini glasses with a single layer of ladyfingers, letting the cakes overlap a bit at the stem. Press the cakes down a bit to fit the lines of the glass. Beat cheese and sugar together 2 or 3 minutes. Spoon sweetened mascarpone into glasses. Top glasses off with a cap of the ladyfingers. Use any remaining mascarpone to dot the ladyfinger tops and sprinkle each glass with cocoa powder combined with a touch of cinnamon.