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Tony's Tiramisu
Extremely popular at the restaurant, this rich custard dessert is easy to make at home. The secret: Mascarpone cheese, a triple-cream cheese. Ordinary cream cheese will not work in this recipe. Tiramisu literally means “pick me up” in Italian, a reference to its caffeine content.
This recipe appeared in Tony's: The Cookbook by George Fuermann.
3 egg yolks
¼ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons rum
1 pound Mascarpone cheese
½ cup strong espresso
¼ cup Tia Maria
9 lady fingers (must be good-quality)
Sweetened whipped cream
Sweet chocolate shavings
Whisk the yolks with sugar and rum until light. Add the Mascarpone, which has been allowed to soften briefly outside the refrigerator (it sours quickly if left at room temperature for too long a time). Beat the cheese into the egg-sugar mixture until smooth.
Spoon some of this mixture into a 9-inch quiche pan or pie plate. Dip the lady fingers into a mixture of the espresso and Tia Maria. Arrange the moistened lady fingers on the Mascarpone mixture. Spoon the remaining cheese mixture on the lady fingers.
Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Before serving, decorate with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
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