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Classic tiramisu with layered ladyfingers and dusted with cocoa powder
Creamy tiramisu with mascarpone, coffee-dipped ladyfingers, and cocoa topping.

Classic Tiramisu

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts

Tiramisu means 'pick me up' – referring to the caffeine and sugar within. This dessert is a textbook example of cold emulsions: fatty mascarpone and cream aerated (whipped) to form a stable cream held together by ladyfingers. The sponge fingers play a dual role: adding texture and acting like a sponge to absorb coffee, so every bite offers bitter espresso and sweet cream simultaneously.

🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
⌛ Total Time 4 hrs 30 mins
🍽️ Servings 6 servings
🔥 Calories 420 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Italian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Electric mixer
  • Two mixing bowls
  • Flat dish for coffee
  • Rectangular glass dish or serving bowl

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Egg

Instructions

1 ✓

Brew the coffee, mix in the liqueur, and pour into a shallow dish to cool.

Tip: It is important that it be cold, otherwise the ladyfingers will instantly dissolve and melt the cream.
2 ✓

Whip the ice-cold heavy cream into stiff peaks.

Tip: Fat globules in cream can only stably trap air bubbles when cold. If warm, it will turn into butter.
3 ✓

In another bowl, mix the mascarpone with powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth, but do not overmix!

Tip: Only mix until sugar dissolves. Mascarpone easily becomes runny from excessive mechanical action.
4 ✓

Gently fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone with a spatula using large motions.

Tip: Don't crush the foam! The goal is to keep air bubbles in the cream to keep it light.
5 ✓

Dip ladyfingers into the coffee for a split second (just to touch), and line the bottom of the dish with them.

Tip: Capillary action will draw moisture from the cream into the ladyfingers later, softening them perfectly.
6 ✓

Smooth half the cream on top, then add another layer of coffee-dipped ladyfingers, and finally the remaining cream.

Tip: Aim for even layers for a beautiful cross-section.
7 ✓

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight). Dust with cocoa powder before serving.

Tip: During resting (aging), flavors merge, and the ladyfingers and cream become a unified texture.

Recipe FAQ

The cream is too runny, why?
You either overbeat the mascarpone (it curdled) or didn't whip the cream stiff enough. Only mix the mascarpone until just combined!
The ladyfingers are soggy.
You soaked them too long. Just dip them in the coffee for a second, just wetting the surface; the inside will moisten while sitting.

Ingredients

  • 7 oz Ladyfingers (Savoiardi)
  • 8 oz Mascarpone Cheese (cold)
  • 3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream (very cold)
  • 3 tbsp Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 3/4 cup Strong Espresso (cooled)
  • 2 tbsp Amaretto Liqueur or Rum
  • 2 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (for dusting)