I just found out that Tiramisu means 'take me home' in italian from a cooking show. What a sweet name for a dessert! I also noticed that it has more than 1 meaning after searching through Google. @_@ *scratching my head*
Oh ya! And tiramisu need not to be baked! I’m so surprised to know this.
All the while I classified tiramisu in ‘Professional’ level, not that kind of dessert that an apprentice (which is me) will ever make it right. The host of that show said “it’s very easy to make tiramisu!” I yelled out ‘of course it’s easy for you’ when he said that. Every dish is easy to them, but not for people like me who learn only from cooking shows (Asian food channel, Astro 703).
After watching that cooking show, I went to search for the ingredients the very next day. . No kidding! Because it really looked easy, as easy as boiling water.
I headed straight to Cold Storage to search for Mascarpone cheese, because in my opinion, they sell more 'western' stuffs if compared to Tesco or Sunshine. Unfortunately, I went home empty handed. The next day, I went Jusco to search for that cheese confidently because I know Jusco sell vast variety of cheeses. Again, I was disappointed. I have bought the other ingredients, just need to find that Mascarpone cheese. I can’t believe Cold storage and Jusco don’t sell Mascarpone cheese!!! What the smurf!
Since Tesco Extra just located nearby my campus, i went there to try my luck. I was let down again, but this time not so sad as I don’t expect Tesco Extra to have cheese that’s so mat salleh.
Guess what! I finally found that cheese in Tesco. I was just dropping by to buy stuffs for my mum. And I saw this....
What?!! What a stupid me...I will love Tesco more now.
The hardest part in making tiramisu was to whip the cream from this liquid........
to this
Luckily i got my muscular brother to helped me out. hehehe
Cook 5-6 egg yolks with 50g sugar using bain-marie method. Stir the egg yolks and sugar until it turns pale yellow. The egg yolks are supposed to be raw, but the cook said this method will kill of the bacteria in the egg yolks, so it's up to you whether you want it raw or not. Keep the mixture in fridge so that it's not too liquid. Then slowly incorporate the whipped cream and Mascarpone cheese (60 g) into the egg mixture.
Layer half-cut kuih bahulu in a container and soak them with espresso + cranberry juice by using a spoon. The actual recipe is to use rum or Marsala wine. My house is coffee-free and alchohol free, we don't drink either of that. haha
Google told me that all i need to do is add cranberry juice into espresso for the substitution of marsala wine. So I went to the Mamak stall in front of my house to pack Kopi O kosong and mix it with some cranberry juice. :) It really tasted like alcoholic drink. I didn't add sugar into the coffee like the cook did in the show , because we've already added 50 g of sugar earlier! I think it's sweet enough with 50 g sugar.
Ladyfinger is the tradition ingredient actually, but i don't know where to find it. Therefore, i just followed that Singaporean cook to use kuih bahulu which can be found everywhere in Penang and not to mention it's inexpensive!
Add the bahulu and the mixture layer by layer. Finally, dust plenty of cocoa powder on top. Finished! easy isn't it? Keep it in fridge to let it solidified.
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It might looked not so appetizing, but it really tasted not bad. Airy, creamy and with a hint of bitterness.
Next time i will not add 50 g of sugar, i think it's too sweet. Maybe 25 or 30 g is enough. Luckily i didn't add sugar into coffee. And i'll delete the whipped cream from the recipe too. It's extremely bad for health as it's saturated fat and high in cholesterol.
Nevertheless, I love tiramisu! (Minus the cholesterol and sugar) ^_^
