Tiramisu - A taste of heaven.

To me, Tiramisu is a simple yet sophisticated dessert. It can express or make you feel differently when eaten under different circumstances. You can feel the warmth and care when eating with your family and friends, feel love and romance when eating with your soul mate, and will feel grateful and passionate about life when you are eating it alone. Moreover Tiramisu for Valentine is simply romantic, it will also create a jolly feeling for Christmas and happy feeling on any special events. Since it is such a wonderful dessert/cake, and furthermore my birthday is just around the corner, so I here will share the steps to make the original Italian Tiramisu for you guys to make for your love ones.

the ingredients, you need :

4 eggs, 3 big spoon of sugar(I use icing sugar because its finer),

500g cheese (Mascarpone cheese or mix with Philadelphia cheese

like what I did because Mascarpone is expensive),

2 mug of warm bitter espresso (add a bit of sugar it in),

1 big pack of Savadori/Ladyfinger (You can get this in Cold Storage), bitter cocoa powder.

Optional: brandy, rum or coffee liqueur ( It will add an extra kick, add to your taste.).

First separate the whites and yolk like the picture above. And then whisk the yolk with the sugar, add the sugar bit by bit so it wont form lumps (you may also use an electric mixer) Don't panic if your volume is much lesser than mine because I am making extra, the normal volume is not enough for my family xD

After beating the yolks till pale yellow, put the cream cheese into a big mixing bow and mix it till it become smooth and creamy. Then slowly pour in the yolk mixture bit by bit again and fold it in. ( forgot to mention your yolk mixture should be creamy and thick like mine in the picture)

It should become a creamy mixture like this.

Next whisk the whites till stiff peak and the volume will increase to maybe double or even triple of it original volume. Make sure to whisk the bottom also when it start to expand. My method of checking whether it is stiff peak or not is to SLOWLY turn the mixing bow upside down. If it is like mine which will not pour out even I turn it upside down, then you have succeeded. If its pourable, continue to whisk it. After it reaches stiff peak, slowly fold it into the cheese mixture. Do not stir it! We must try to keep as much air as possible in the whites.(I prefer to mix it manually because it is easier to control, you may use an electric mixer, but be sure not to over beat the whites.)

After the coffee have cooled down, add in the booze! It is an optional step, I prefer it with coffee liquor but I don't have it so I am force to use up the Gordon Bleu I had. Just don't add too much if you are making it for a kid, if not his/her face will go tomato red in no time. Then just quickly dip the Savadori into the coffee and arrange it into the container.

Then spread the cheese mixture evenly on top of the Savadori (like the picture), and continue to place another layer of Savadori as the steps above. Repeat until the container is full. Chill for at least 4 hours, or if possible overnight, to let the flavor to settle.

The finish touch, sift in the cocoa powder over it before consuming.

The price i have to pay each time I cook or bake, "rich man's hand" will crack after touching oil.

So if you have ever taste my cooking, you should feel honored because I am cooking for you xD

Ok so i guess thats all for now, and if you guys have any question just shout at my shout box. Btw Happy birthday Vasan!!