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Best Tiramisu Ever – Classic Italian Desert Recipe

February 10, 2015 By Aarthi 52 Comments

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Tiramisu which literally means Pick Me Up, One of the famous italian desert. If you taste it once, i am sure you will pick it up wherever you get a chance too. It is that good. Many of us think that making this at home is quite complicated, but it is not. If you follow this recipe, you can make a fairly decent tiramisu right in your kitchen. 

Similar Recipes,
Homemade Ladyfingers

Homemade Mascarpone Cheese

Normally they use egg yolks and alcohol in tiramisu, But i left both of them and made a eggless version. You can never say it is completely eggless because of the ladyfinger, they have eggs in them. But if you want to make it completely eggless, instead of ladyfinger, you can use any eggless cakes. It will still taste good.
The real start of this cake is the coffee and mascarpone cheese. Coffee and mascarpone marries really well together and it really makes this cake unique.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 20 mins
Chilling Time : 5 Hours
Serves :4

Ingredients:
Ladyfingers – 15  (RECIPE HERE)
Whipping Cream – 1/2 cup
Mascarpone Cheese – 1 cup (RECIPE HERE)
Powdered Sugar – 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup
Instant Coffee – 1 tblspn to 2 tblspn
Hot Water – 2 cup
Dark Chocolate as needed for topping
Cocoa as needed for topping


(My 1 cup measures 240 ml)

Method:
Line a tray with plastic wrap and set aside.
Take hot water in a jug, add in coffee powder and mix well. Chill this up.
Now take cream in a bowl and use a beater to whip it up till it is thick. Set aside.
Now take mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, 2 tblspn of coffee liquid in a mixing bowl. Use a beater to whip this up till it is thick.  Dont over beat or butter will be separated from this.
Now fold over whipped cream in this very gently.
Now line ladyfingers in the tray, pour coffee liquid all over it so it is soaked. Spread the cream mix over this. Now dip ladyfingers in coffee mix and arrange it all over the cream layer, spread another layer of the cream mix. Now pop this in fridge and let it set overnight or for 5 to 6 hours.
Now use a small sieve to dust cocoa powder all over it, and grate some dark chocolate all over it.
Slice and serve.

Notes:

1)Dont overwhip the cream and mascarpone cheese because it will make the separate and curdle.

2)If you want it comepletely eggless, instead of ladyfinger, you can use any eggless sponge cake. It may not be the traditional, but still it will taste great.

3)You can leave out whipping cream in this recipe and just use the mascarpone cheese mix alone. But whipping cream makes the cream layer lighter and tastier. 

4)You can make the coffee as strong as you like, you can even add few splashed of coffee liquor or any rum in the coffee liquid.


Pictorial:
Take whipping cream in a bowl and 
use a beater to whip this up

whip till the cream is thick
Bring 2 cups of water to a good boil

take it in a jug

add in instant coffee

mix well and chill this up
You will need mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, 
whipped cream, ladyfingers and coffee

first line a tin with some plastic wrap, this is optional

take mascarpone cheese in a bowl

add in powdered sugar

pour in few tblspn of coffee

use a beater to whip this up

keep whipping till it gets little thick, 

look how thick it has got, dont overwhip, 
if you do then the butter will be separated from this

now add in whipped cream

fold gently

now it is all mixed up
now line the tray with ladyfingers

pour the coffee mix over this

the spongefingers will absorb the coffee mix really well

Now spoon some mascarpone filling

spread evenly

now dip ladyfinger in coffee mix

place it over the cheese

do this till the whole thing is covered

spoon some more mascarpone cheese over this

spread evenly

pop this in fridge and let it set for few hours, 
i left it overnight

Now remove the tray from fridge

sprinkle some cocoa over it

take some dark chocolate

grate it all over it

done

this is why i lined it with plastic wrap, 
unwrapping is so much easier..
you can just pull the whole thing off the tray 
and cut into pieces

serve

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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Anonymous

    February 10, 2015 at 7:42 am

    Hello Aarthi,
    In your mascarpone recipe can you tell the fat percentage of the cream you used. Was it 30% fat or 36%?
    Thanks in advance.

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      September 26, 2016 at 12:38 am

      You kidding me right? You can't decide of you want to use 30% or 36%?

      Reply
  2. Anonymous

    February 10, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    Yum…it surely looks delicious….!!

    Reply
  3. sandy

    February 10, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    Thank god i saw the pictures…really its very helpful especially in my situation.. when i just read the recipe i thought it was the "vegetable lady's finger". he…he.. LOOKS SOOOO YUMMY.. i am definitely going to try this… thanks a lot aarthi for the pictures…

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    February 10, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    Yum ..yum…yum..

    Reply
  5. Navami

    February 10, 2015 at 10:02 pm

    Lovely presentation!

    Reply
  6. Aarthi

    February 11, 2015 at 6:14 pm

    @Anonymousit is low fat 25%

    Reply
  7. Sheela

    February 14, 2015 at 1:37 am

    Hi Aarthi,
    can we use readymade sponge cake instead of lady fingers…Thanks in advance.

    Reply
  8. Aarthi

    February 14, 2015 at 7:27 am

    @Sheelayes u can use..

    Reply
  9. Sheela

    February 14, 2015 at 7:30 am

    Thanks dear for the prompt response…

    Reply
  10. Anonymous

    February 23, 2015 at 5:01 am

    Could u plz upload eggless spongecake recipe

    Reply
  11. Anonymous

    February 24, 2015 at 12:15 am

    I have tried this recipe and the outcome went well 🙂 Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  12. kokila

    February 25, 2015 at 9:02 pm

    do we have to keep it in freezer or just refridge it

    Reply
  13. Aarthi

    February 26, 2015 at 4:57 am

    @kokilaU have to set this in fridge. Dont freeze it.

    Reply
  14. Anonymous

    March 13, 2015 at 3:34 am

    Did you use 25% whipping cream for this recipe too?

    Reply
  15. Aarthi

    March 13, 2015 at 3:42 am

    @Anonymousyes

    Reply
  16. Anonymous

    March 14, 2015 at 9:18 am

    Hi aarthi this cake recipe was awesome it came out very well and tasty for me. Thank u. Can u please put a recipe of home made whipping cream:)

    Reply
  17. Hira Raza

    April 3, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    Thank you for such detail description of this yummy recipe…. Your pics and step by step process makes the recipe simple and easy for us…

    Reply
  18. sana

    April 26, 2015 at 7:21 am

    Aarthi is there alternative for mascarpone cheese that can be used??

    Reply
  19. Aarthi

    April 27, 2015 at 11:41 am

    @sanano alternative for that

    Reply
  20. chandu

    May 12, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    Hi aarthi,

    The mascarpone cheese you have shown before in cheese preparation is like a thick solid..but the one shown here is little liquidy..did u mix anything liquid with that..please let me know..want to try tomorrow..thanks in advance ��

    Reply
  21. Aarthi

    May 13, 2015 at 3:01 am

    @chanduit is looking little liquidy, but it is actually thick. It is homemade, hence looking like this

    Reply
  22. Kulsoom

    June 5, 2015 at 6:41 am

    Arthi, I have become a fan of your recipes because a) they are easy and b) they are made with easily available ingredients in India without relying on exotic and hard to source ingredients. I had caught the cooking bug when I was in US but after moving back to India got disappointed with lack of all those fancy ingredients. now your blog has rekindled my interest in cooking once again and I will definitely be trying a lot of your recipes. Thanks once again!

    Reply
  23. Diana

    July 15, 2015 at 11:35 am

    Hi Aarthi, you have mentioned recipes for mascarpone cheese and lady fingers. Will it be right to use the exact quantity of mascarpone cheese and ladyfingers we make from those recipes for this Tiramisu recipe? Hope I am conveying my doubt right.

    Reply
  24. Aarthi

    July 17, 2015 at 7:40 am

    @Dianayes it uses..

    Reply
  25. Diana Christopher

    August 10, 2015 at 9:59 am

    Thanks

    Reply
  26. nikita chhatani

    September 8, 2015 at 8:47 am

    Hey can v use hand blender instead of beater coz I don't have one .. Thank u in advance 😊

    Reply
  27. Aarthi

    September 8, 2015 at 3:20 pm

    @nikita chhataniyes u can

    Reply
  28. Anonymous

    September 18, 2015 at 11:32 am

    Can you tell the weight of mascarpone cheese & fresh cream in grams?

    Reply
  29. Aarthi

    September 18, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    @Anonymous it is around 250 grams or so..and whipping cream is 120 ml

    Reply
  30. Anto

    December 1, 2015 at 9:30 pm

    Love Tiramisu Cake!! Looks delicious

    Reply
  31. Ars

    December 3, 2015 at 1:01 am

    Hey Aarthi.where can we get the ladyfinger biscuits.Is it available in India.pls help.thank you

    Reply
  32. Aarthi

    December 3, 2015 at 11:53 am

    @Arscheck this link
    https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2015/02/homemade-savoiardi-recipe-italian.html

    Reply
  33. kavitha

    December 24, 2015 at 12:29 pm

    Where we can get whipping cream

    Reply
  34. Aarthi

    December 30, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    @kavithayou can get it in any big super market

    Reply
  35. Timiya

    February 6, 2016 at 7:01 am

    Can I use fresh cream instead of whipping cream?

    Reply
  36. Aarthi

    February 7, 2016 at 10:54 am

    @Timiyayes u can use fresh cream

    Reply
  37. Ars

    March 11, 2016 at 10:09 am

    Hey Arthi.can we use cream cheese instead of mascarpone cheese.and sponge cake instead of biscuits.thank u

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      May 2, 2016 at 12:12 pm

      You can try using it. But taste will be diff

      Reply
  38. Aarthi

    March 11, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    @Arsu can use but it will taste a bit diff, still it will be yummy

    Reply
  39. Anonymous

    April 8, 2016 at 11:06 am

    Can u mention the brand of whipping cream u hav used in this recipe n also what brand hand mixer do u have ? Btw am frm chennai .thanx 🙂

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      May 2, 2016 at 12:12 pm

      I use nova hand blender

      Reply
  40. Kiruthiga

    April 30, 2016 at 12:22 pm

    Hi aarthi. Can u tell me any brand name for whipping cream. In my place I don't get it. Thank u in advance 🙂

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      May 2, 2016 at 12:11 pm

      I used bakers whipping cream powder

      Reply
  41. Kiruthiga

    May 3, 2016 at 6:19 am

    Thank u aarthi

    Reply
  42. Unknown

    June 2, 2016 at 5:23 am

    Wow!!! Awesome will definitely try mam.. thank you for this amazing recipe

    Reply
  43. Archana

    October 19, 2016 at 10:45 am

    hi Aarthi
    thank you so much for the recipe…it came out awesome!!! Only coffee liquid was bit more under the tiramisu…other than that …just wowwww:-)
    Thanks once again!!!

    Reply
  44. Dr. Amena

    December 17, 2016 at 1:54 pm

    wonderful aarthi………love your simple approach….mouthwatering…keep going dear !!

    Reply
  45. Faseeha Yaseen

    September 24, 2018 at 10:41 am

    How to prepare espresso coffee?

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      September 25, 2018 at 11:49 am

      I ued regular instant coffee which i mixed with some water.

      Reply
  46. ravi

    February 15, 2019 at 3:27 am

    Hi, it says to put in fridge for 5 hours …could I put it in the freezer instead for 5 hours just to be on the safe side? or if I put it in freezer would the timing be less if so how many hours should i leave it in freezer

    Reply
  47. Alisha

    December 16, 2019 at 7:00 pm

    Hi aarthi
    I wanted to know how much whipped cream will be obtained from 1 cup whipping cream?
    Thank you

    Reply

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