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Saturday, January 16, 2016

strawberry tiramisu for two

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons coffee-flavored liqueur
  • 18 ladyfingers
  • 1/3 cup chilled espresso
  • 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe

  • cut off the tops of the strawberries and slice the berries. reserve 2 large whole berries for garnish.
  • in a blender, place 2 cups of strawberries and 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar; blend to puree and set aside.
  • in a medium bowl, combine mascarpone cheese, 1/4 cup cream, 1/4 cup sugar, and liqueur; beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes until thickened.
  • place 6 ladyfingers on a serving plate and brush each with approximately 1 teaspoon cold espresso coffee. spread or pipe out 1/2 of the cheese mixture over the ladyfingers, and layer with half of the sliced strawberries.
  • repeat with the next 6 ladyfingers, espresso, remaining cheese mixture, and sliced strawberries; top with remaining 6 ladyfingers.
  • in a small mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup heavy cream with 2 tablespoons sugar; beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until just whipped, approximately 1 minute. spread cream evenly over top layer of ladyfingers.
  • dust cocoa over whipped cream, and garnish with 2 reserved strawberries. pour strawberry puree two serving plates. cut tiramisu in half, and place puree.

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