Monday 24 May 2010

tiramisu: the cake version



this is the yummy tiramisu cheesecake from Alexis~
its does look and taste like the one in the shop, even if i say so myself! hehe
its abit tedious, but so worth it :)
caramelized almond
200g sugar
140g whole roasted almonds
melt the sugar over low heat in a saucepan, stirring occasionally till it turns golden brown.
add almonds and stir to coat evenly. remove from heat and tip onto a metal plate
*tip: to wash the pot and plate, just use hot water!*
sponge cake
6 eggs, separated
120g caster sugar
110g plain flour (sifted)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
preheat oven at 150 Celsius
line a 9' pan and grease well (or use a spring foam pan!~)
whisk egg white and sugar with electric mixer till stiff peaks form
reduce speed and add egg yolks, one at a time until well combined
fold in the flour, pour batter into tin and bake for 35-45 minutes
cream cheese filling
300g cream cheese
100g caster sugar
3 egg yolk
1 tablespoon sherry
250ml whipping cream, whipped
beat cream cheese and sugar till light and fluffy
add egg yolks one by one
add sherry
fold in whipped cream
* i made some changes, i only used 250g cream cheese cos it comes in 250g a packet. and i used 2 egg yolks and 150ml cream. the egg whites that are not needed here can be used in the sponge cake. and i used baileys instead of sherry*
coffee syrup
1 1/2 tablespoon coffee powder
1 tbsp caster sugar
300ml hot water
1 tbsp sherry
mix all
100g dark/cooking chocolate, thinly shaved
300ml whipping cream, whipped








to assemble:
1. slice the sponge cake to two
2. place one into the cake tin, drizzle half the coffee syrup.
3. top with half the cream cheese filling
4. sprinkle the chocolate shaving and top with the rest of the cream cheese filling
5. place the other slice of cake on top and drizzle the rest of the coffee syrup.
6. cover with cling wrap and chill overnight
7. cover the cake with whipped cream and coat with caramelized almonds!
* mine was half complete as i did not have enough cream. i just topped the cake with some cream and sprinkeled it with the almonds. the next cake will be a full one :)
enjoy~~


Saturday 22 May 2010

tiramisu 2


i realize that i have been abandoning my blog for much too long. its almost the middle of the year and this is MY FIRST post !
some yummy tempting photos of TIRAMISU ! ~
recipe will be up later. this is a slightly different version. in fact, this is just a mini version. the real one is sitting in the fridge, waiting to be decorated tmr morning.
its made of cream cheese and sprinkles of dark chocolate layered with sponge cake (lady's finger in the mini version) soaked in coffee (and Baileys! ) yummmm~