April 4, 2013

Tiramisu

Source: Zan's Treats
(7"x7" round / 8"x 4" x 2-1/2" rectangular)
Custard Filling:
400ml Fresh Milk
120g Fine Sugar
6 Egg yolks
80ml Fresh Milk
30g AP Flour
2 tsp Vanilla Essence
60g Butter (Note: Unsalted, 1/4 tsp salt)
220g Mascarpone Cheese

1 packet Lady's Fingers cookies
150ml Hot water
30g Fine Sugar
4 tsp Coffee
2 tbsp Cocoa Powder ~ dust on top

Directions:
  1. In a saucepan, heat up both milk & sugar under medium heat & stir occasionally until tiny bubble at the side of the saucepan.  Remove from heat.
  2. In a big saucepan, whisk egg yolks and milk till light.   Then add flour bit by bit.
  3. Pour the hot milk slowly into the egg yolk & keep whisk the mixture while pouring the hot milk.
  4. On the stove, heat the egg yolk mixture & keep whisk on a low heat.
  5. Add vanilla essence then boil again under low heat until thicken.
  6. Lastly, add butter & salt & keep stirring.   Cool in fridge to set for about 30 mins.
  7. Add Mascarpone cheese to custard filling until well mixed.
Assemble:
Dip the cookies in the coffee mixture, then arrange in a rectangular pan.  Fill the top with cheese custard filling then repeat again, arranging the cookies until 2 or 3 layers.  Top the cake with cocoa powder.   Chill in fridge for atleast 5 hours or overnight before serving.





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