Creamy Tiramisu - A delicious dessert that is simply decadent and creamy. With soft flavours of coffee and chocolate this easy to make dessert will win over anyones heart.

My holiday is finally on it's way. I am in Cape Town, all the "business" side is over and now it's time for all the good stuff to begin. I've spent the last few days driving around Cape Town from one place to the next so we are finally getting a few days to relax, hit the beach and do nothing! It's strange when you finally allow yourself to do nothing, it is as if everything catches up to you. I am suddenly dead tired. But I suppose it is simply your bodies way of telling you to take it easy for a while. So I shall obey and do a lot of nothing!

Moving on to the good stuff... Creamy Tiramisu! I made this delicious thing as part of a whole bunch of holiday baking recipse for Le Creuset, so if you want to check out the rest head over...here. This baby right here is amazing! Creamy, chocolatey and with that delicious hint of coffee. I love this Creamy Tiramisu because it isn't totally over the top rich like chocolate desserts often are. It is has a sort of subtle rich taste that comes from the mascarpone and the chocolate, but with that hint of coffee it seems to balance it out perfectly.

This dessert isn't difficult to make at all. BUT it will make you look as if you are the master of all desserts. When I make this when friends or family come over for dinner, everyone is so impressed by my mad dessert making skills. The truth is that it is actually super easy. It has quite a few steps but they are all quick and easy to follow. So all you have to do is pay attention...

Here we go! The first thing I do is make the coffee syrup which you will use to dip the finger biscuits in. To do this, all you do is place the sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil lowly while you stir ti ensure that the sugar dissolves properly. Then add the coffee, give it a quick stir and remove it from the heat. Close the pot with the lid and set it aside to allow it to steep (about 30min). When it's done steeping, you will simply strain it to ensure their are no coffee granules in your Creamy Tiramisu.

While your coffee is steeping, you can start with the cream filling. So begin by whipping the cream until soft peaks and place that in the fridge. Combine the egg yolks, sugar and kalhua in a glass bowl and whisk until combined. Place the bowl over a pot with simmering water and whisk until thick and foamy. Remove it from the heat and whip on high speed. When it is light in colour, you can fold in the mascarpone and stir in ⅓ of the cream. Once incorporate, fold in the rest of the cream.

To assemble the Creamy Tiramisu. Dip the biscuits in the coffee syrup and place a few at the bottom of the dish to create a base layer. Then add ½ of the cream filling over the biscuits, top with the grated chocolate and add another layer of the dipped biscuits. Pipe the remaining cream filling over the biscuits and sprinkle on some cocoa. Place in the fridge for an hour or two and enjoy!!

Creamy Tiramisu

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Ingredients

For the Coffee Syrup:

250 g Sugar
250 ml Water
20 g Ground Coffee

For the Filling:

250 ml Cream
75 g Egg Yolks
85 g Sugar
90 ml Kulhua
250 g Mascarpone Cheese
1 slab Chocolate grated
1 Packet Finger Biscuits
Cocoa powder to sprinkle over the top.

Instructions

For the Coffee Syrup:

Add the sugar and water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
Stir the mixture to allow the sugar to dissolve.
Remove from the heat, add the coffee and close the pot to allow the coffee to steep for 30min.

For the Filling:

Whip the cream until soft peaks and place it in the fridge.
Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar and kulhua in a glass bowl.
Place the bowl over a pot of simmering water and whisk continuously until thick and foamy.
Remove from heat and whip on high speed.
Fold the mascarpone into the cream mixture, then add ⅓ of the cream and stir.
Fold in the remaining cream.

To Assemble:

Dip a few biscuits in the coffee syrup and place at the bottom of the dish to create a base layer.
Pour ½ of the filling over the biscuits and sprinkle over the grated chocolate.
Place another layer of dipped biscuits over the cream filling.
Then pipe the remaining filling over the biscuits and sprinkle with cocoa power.
Place in the fridge to set for at least 2 hours and serve.
Enjoy!