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Classic Tiramisu

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PREP TIME
30 min
COOKING TIME
5 min
TOTAL TIME
335 min
SERVINGS
12 servings
Dessert Italian
Classic Tiramisu
Ingredients
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pound mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup strong brewed coffee, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons rum
  • 2 (3 ounce) packages ladyfinger cookies
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
1
Combine egg yolks and sugar in a medium-sized saucepan, blending them thoroughly until they are fully incorporated.
2
Combine milk with egg yolks and sugar in a medium-sized saucepan, blending them thoroughly until they are fully incorporated.
3
Cook the mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it reaches a boil.
4
Boil the mixture gently for 1 minute, then remove it from the heat and allow it to cool slightly.
5
Cover the saucepan tightly and refrigerate the mixture for 1 hour, allowing it to chill completely.
6
Beat cream and vanilla in a medium-sized bowl using an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
7
Remove the chilled egg yolk mixture from the refrigerator and whisk in mascarpone cheese until it is smooth.
8
Combine coffee and rum in a small bowl, then drizzle the mixture over ladyfingers that have been split lengthwise.
9
Arrange half of the soaked ladyfingers in the bottom of a 7x11-inch dish, followed by half of the mascarpone mixture and half of the whipped cream.
10
Repeat the layers once more, with ladyfingers, mascarpone mixture, and whipped cream in that order.
11
Sprinkle cocoa powder over the top layer of whipped cream.
12
Cover the dish and refrigerate it until set, which should take 4 to 6 hours.