wut is tiramisu?

Question

is it good witout alcohol

Answer 1

It's an Italian dessert. Check the link for more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tiramisu...


INGREDIENTS:
6 egg yolks
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 1/4 cups mascarpone cheese
1 3/4 cups heavy whipping cream
2 (12 ounce) packages ladyfingers
1/3 cup coffee flavored liqueur

1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
1 (1 ounce) square semisweet chocolate

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DIRECTIONS:
Combine egg yolks and sugar in the top of a double boiler, over boiling water. Reduce heat to low, and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and whip yolks until thick and lemon colored.
Add mascarpone to whipped yolks. Beat until combined. In a separate bowl, whip cream to stiff peaks. Gently fold into yolk mixture and set aside.
Split the lady fingers in half, and line the bottom and sides of a large glass bowl. Brush with coffee liqueur. Spoon half of the cream filling over the lady fingers. Repeat ladyfingers, coffee liqueur and filling layers. Garnish with cocoa and chocolate curls. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
To make the chocolate curls, use a vegetable peeler and run it down the edge of the chocolate bar.

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Answer 2

A chocolate and coffee lover's dream come true. It's an elegant Italian cake made out of mascarpone, Tia Maria liquer, chocolate, espresso coffee, Vin Santo, cocoa powder, etc. I'll give you the recipe. Hope you enjoy it! Tiramisu is my favorite dessert. The cake is also available in Italian bakeries.

Tiramisu
Heaven on a plate

Genoise sponge:
3 1/2 ounces (110 grams) caster sugar
4 eggs
1 3/4 ounces (50 grams) melted butter
3 ounces (85 grams) plain flour
1-ounce (30 grams) good-quality cocoa powder
Filling:
1 pound 1-ounce (500 grams) mascarpone
2 1/2 ounces (70 grams) caster sugar
2 egg yolks*
3.5 fluid ounces (100 milliliters) Vin Santo
4 to 5 shots espresso coffee
Tia Maria liqueur
3 1/2 ounces (110 grams) good-quality white chocolate, melted
Cocoa powder, for dusting
1 bar good-quality dark chocolate, for shavings

First make the sponge. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C /gas 4).

Whisk the sugar and eggs until they are at ribbon stage. Fold in the melted butter, then fold in the sifted flour and cocoa. Pour the mixture into a lined Swiss roll tin and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove the sponge from the oven when it is done and leave to cool.

To make the filling, put the mascarpone, sugar, egg yolks, and Vin Santo into a bowl and mix until smooth.

To assemble the tiramisu, break up the sponge and press it into the bottom of a shallow dish. Drizzle over the coffee, Tia Maria, and white chocolate. Spoon over the mascarpone filling, then dust liberally with cocoa. Using a large knife, scrape the chocolate towards you to make shavings and arrange these delicately over the top.

Answer 3

It's an Italian dessert made with Mascarpone cheese, espresso, and lady fingers. Giada De Laurentiis made a really good one the other day on Food Network. If you go to the website, foodtv.com, you could look up the recipe. Basically, they layer the lady fingers that they've soaked in coffee with the cheese mixture. It's almost like a trifle with a coffee-cheesecake twist. It's actuallly really good.

Answer 4

The recipe is correct. It tastes creamy with a slight coffee flavor. I think the liquor soaked ladyfingers make it bitter, because it isn't very sweet; just a lot of cream with that touch of coffee and sometimes a bit of chocolate. It piles up nicely in a clear serving bowl, is very impressive for guests. The flavor is now in candy bars in Europe, but of course the texture won't be the same.

Answer 5

It's a DELICIOUS Italian Dessert. Made with Mascarpone cheese, lady fingers and expresso. IT'S HEAVENLY!

Answer 6

tiramisu is a italian dessert with mascarpone, grappa, amaretto, sugar, cake, coffee and chocolate powder.

Answer 7

tiramisu... i freakin luv tiramisu. it's a creamy dessert flavored with espresso liquor. yummy.
it's also the only reason for my weight gain in college... honest....

Answer 8

Its an Italian dessert made with soft sponge biscuits soaked it coffee liquor than layered with cream and dusted with chocolate powder here is a basic recipe:

Ingredients

POUNDCAKE, 6 oz. cut into 1/2-inch cubes
MASCARPONE CHEESE, 8 ounces
HEAVY CREAM, 1-1/4 cups
EGGS, 2
SUGAR, 2/3 cup + 1/4 cup, divided
UNFLAVORED GELATIN, 1 envelope
KAHLUA or AMARETTO, 6 tablespoons
VANILLA, 1/4 teaspoon
UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER (optional)
SWEETENED WHIPPED CREAM (optional)
SHAVED CHOCOLATE for decorating

Directions:
Divide cake pieces evenly among 12 1/2-cup capacity custard cups; set aside.
In bowl with mixer at high speed beat cheese with heavy cream until mixture falls from spatula in thick ribbon, about 1 minute; set aside.
In another bowl with mixer at high speed beat eggs until fluffy, 6-8 minutes.
Meanwhile, in pot over high heat, combine 2/3 cup sugar with 1/4 cup water; bring to a boil.
Cook until sugar dissolves and temperature reaches 250 degrees Fahrenheit on candy thermometer.
Gradually beat the boiling sugar syrup into beaten eggs.
Continue beating until slightly cooled, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; set aside.
In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of water with gelatin; let stand 5 minutes.
In a small pot over high heat, combine 1/2 cup water with remaining sugar; bring to a boil.
Cook until sugar dissolves, 3-4 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in liqueur, vanilla and reserved gelatin until gelatin dissolves.
Fold 3/4 of the liqueur mixture into the egg mixture; fold in the cheese mixture.
Drizzle the remaining liqueur mixture over the cake in thecustard cups, dividing the cheese mixture evenly among the cups.
Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
Garnish each with sprinkling of cocoa, whipped cream and chocolate shavings, if desired.

Answer 9

heaven on a plate