Tiramisu with Sambuca and Lemon
By America's Test KitchenPublished on September 11, 2007
Time
50 minutes, plus 6 hours chilling
Yield
Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients
2 ½ cups strong black coffee, room temperature1 ½ tablespoons instant espresso powder 4 tablespoons Sambuca 6 large egg yolks ⅔ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon table salt 1 ½ pounds (680 grams) mascarpone cheese 1 ¼ teaspoons grated lemon zest, minced¾ cup heavy cream (cold)14 ounces (397 grams) ladyfingers (42 to 60, depending on size)3 ½ tablespoons cocoa, preferably Dutch-processed¼ cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, grated (optional)
Before You Begin
Do not allow the mascarpone to warm to room temperature before using it; it has a tendency to break if allowed to do so. Be certain to use hard, not soft ladyfingers (see related Ask Cook's information on shopping for ladyfingers). This recipe contains raw or undercooked eggs, which comes with inherent risks. To learn more about food safety, check out this guide.
Instructions
- Stir coffee, espresso, and 2 tablespoons Sambuca in wide bowl or baking dish until espresso dissolves; set aside.
- In bowl of standing mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat yolks at low speed until just combined. Add sugar and salt and beat at medium-high speed until pale yellow, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, scraping down bowl with rubber spatula once or twice. Add remaining 2 tablespoons Sambuca and beat at medium speed until just combined, 20 to 30 seconds; scrape bowl. Add mascarpone and lemon zest and beat at medium speed until no lumps remain, 30 to 45 seconds, scraping down bowl once or twice. Transfer mixture to large bowl and set aside.
- In now-empty mixer bowl (no need to clean bowl), beat cream at medium speed until frothy, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Increase speed to high and continue to beat until cream holds stiff peaks, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes longer. Using rubber spatula, fold one-third of whipped cream into mascarpone mixture to lighten, then gently fold in remaining whipped cream until no white streaks remain. Set mascarpone mixture aside.
- Working one at a time, drop half of ladyfingers into coffee mixture, roll, remove, and transfer to 13 by 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. (Do not submerge ladyfingers in coffee mixture; entire process should take no longer than 2 to 3 seconds for each cookie.) Arrange soaked cookies in single layer in baking dish, breaking or trimming ladyfingers as needed to fit neatly into dish.
- Spread half of mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers; use rubber spatula to spread mixture to sides and into corners of dish and smooth surface. Place 2 tablespoons cocoa in fine-mesh strainer and dust cocoa over mascarpone.
- Repeat dipping and arrangement of ladyfingers; spread remaining mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers and dust with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa. Wipe edges of dish with dry paper towel. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 6 to 24 hours. Sprinkle with grated chocolate, if using; cut into pieces and serve chilled.
Time
50 minutes, plus 6 hours chillingYield
Serves 10 to 12Ingredients
2 ½ cups strong black coffee, room temperature
1 ½ tablespoons instant espresso powder
4 tablespoons Sambuca
6 large egg yolks
⅔ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon table salt
1 ½ pounds (680 grams) mascarpone cheese
1 ¼ teaspoons grated lemon zest, minced
¾ cup heavy cream (cold)
14 ounces (397 grams) ladyfingers (42 to 60, depending on size)
3 ½ tablespoons cocoa, preferably Dutch-processed
¼ cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, grated (optional)
Test Kitchen Techniques
Ingredients
2 ½ cups strong black coffee, room temperature
1 ½ tablespoons instant espresso powder
4 tablespoons Sambuca
6 large egg yolks
⅔ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon table salt
1 ½ pounds (680 grams) mascarpone cheese
1 ¼ teaspoons grated lemon zest, minced
¾ cup heavy cream (cold)
14 ounces (397 grams) ladyfingers (42 to 60, depending on size)
3 ½ tablespoons cocoa, preferably Dutch-processed
¼ cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, grated (optional)
Test Kitchen Techniques
Ingredients
2 ½ cups strong black coffee, room temperature
1 ½ tablespoons instant espresso powder
4 tablespoons Sambuca
6 large egg yolks
⅔ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon table salt
1 ½ pounds (680 grams) mascarpone cheese
1 ¼ teaspoons grated lemon zest, minced
¾ cup heavy cream (cold)
14 ounces (397 grams) ladyfingers (42 to 60, depending on size)
3 ½ tablespoons cocoa, preferably Dutch-processed
¼ cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, grated (optional)
Test Kitchen Techniques
Why This Recipe Works
For the perfect tiramisu recipe, we determined just the right proportions of the ingredients and perfected our dipping technique, so that the ladyfingers would be properly moistened but not saturated with a mixture of coffee and dark rum.
Before You Begin
Do not allow the mascarpone to warm to room temperature before using it; it has a tendency to break if allowed to do so. Be certain to use hard, not soft ladyfingers (see related Ask Cook's information on shopping for ladyfingers). This recipe contains raw or undercooked eggs, which comes with inherent risks. To learn more about food safety, check out this guide.
Instructions
- Stir coffee, espresso, and 2 tablespoons Sambuca in wide bowl or baking dish until espresso dissolves; set aside.
- In bowl of standing mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat yolks at low speed until just combined. Add sugar and salt and beat at medium-high speed until pale yellow, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, scraping down bowl with rubber spatula once or twice. Add remaining 2 tablespoons Sambuca and beat at medium speed until just combined, 20 to 30 seconds; scrape bowl. Add mascarpone and lemon zest and beat at medium speed until no lumps remain, 30 to 45 seconds, scraping down bowl once or twice. Transfer mixture to large bowl and set aside.
- In now-empty mixer bowl (no need to clean bowl), beat cream at medium speed until frothy, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Increase speed to high and continue to beat until cream holds stiff peaks, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes longer. Using rubber spatula, fold one-third of whipped cream into mascarpone mixture to lighten, then gently fold in remaining whipped cream until no white streaks remain. Set mascarpone mixture aside.
- Working one at a time, drop half of ladyfingers into coffee mixture, roll, remove, and transfer to 13 by 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. (Do not submerge ladyfingers in coffee mixture; entire process should take no longer than 2 to 3 seconds for each cookie.) Arrange soaked cookies in single layer in baking dish, breaking or trimming ladyfingers as needed to fit neatly into dish.
- Spread half of mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers; use rubber spatula to spread mixture to sides and into corners of dish and smooth surface. Place 2 tablespoons cocoa in fine-mesh strainer and dust cocoa over mascarpone.
- Repeat dipping and arrangement of ladyfingers; spread remaining mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers and dust with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa. Wipe edges of dish with dry paper towel. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 6 to 24 hours. Sprinkle with grated chocolate, if using; cut into pieces and serve chilled.
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