Thursday, November 24, 2011

Tiramisu . . . means "pick me up" ...


Tiramisu literally "pick me up", is an Italian cake and dessert. Tiramisu’ meaning “pick me up,”  the meaning becomes so apt because  all the components are so perfectly mixed  together.
Tiramisu so popular because it is DELICIOUS!
Tiramisu is a layered dessert, consisting of alternating layers of coffee-soaked  biscuits  and sweet mixture of mascarpone cheese and eggs and sugar.
Mascarpone means Italian cheese made from cream, coagulated with citric acid or acetic acid.
Countless variations for tiramisu exist. Some cooks use other cakes or sweet, yeasted breads.
The recipe has been adapted into many varieties of puddings, cakes and other desserts.
There are many different stories about the origin of Tiramisu’. It is a layered cake, so some people
place its origin in Tuscany, where another famous layered Italian dessert is very popular.
It  is called “Zuppa Inglese”.  It is a simple cake of ladyfingers or a sponge cake soaked in liquor with alternating layers of chocolate and egg custard.
Ladyfingers are a light delicate sponge cake that are shaped
like large fat finger.
Ladyfingers are a key and necessary ingredient for making authentic Italian Tiramisu.
Tiramisu can be prepared in advance and kept in the freezer. Remember to remove it from the freezer enough time in advance to serve it cold.

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