09/04/2026
Ok, due to popular demand, here it is.......
Tiramisu made simple
Serves 6-8
Your guests will be super impressed by this delicious Italian inspired creamy dessert!
2tbsp instant coffee
2tbsp caster sugar
3tbsp brandy, rum or Baileys
150g bo***ir biscuits
250g mascarpone
150ml double cream (crème entière)
400ml custard/thickened crème anglaise*
50g plain chocolate, grated
10ml cocoa powder, sifted
*a 400g tin of English custard works best for this recipe, or thicken shop bought crème anglaise by heating and adding Maizena until you reach the right consistency.
Find you prettiest serving dish, preferably glass, so the layers can be seen, or make in individual glasses.
Place the coffee and sugar in a measuring jug, add 3 tablespoons boiling water and stir until the coffee and sugar is dissolved. Add the brandy or rum and top up with cold water to make 250ml liquid. Place biscuits to fill the base of the serving dish. Carefully pour over about half of the coffee liquid. Place the mascarpone, cream and custard in a bowl and whisk together until soft, smooth and creamy. Spread half the mixture over the soaked biscuits and sprinkle with half the grated chocolate. Top with the remaining biscuits and slowly drizzle with the rest of the coffee liquid until the biscuits are soaked through. Spread over the remaining mascarpone mixture and decorate with the remaining grated chocolate and sift over the cocoa powder.
Voila!
