Tirami Su

Name: Tirami Su
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 8 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 8-10
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 125 ml (4 fl oz) Marsala; 250 ml (8 fl oz) strong expresso coffee or very strong coffee; 250 ml (8 fl oz) strong expresso coffee or very strong coffee; 32 sponge fingers; 125 ml (4 fl oz) brandy; 325 g (11 oz) mascarpone cheese or ½ quantity cream cheese and ½ double cream; 65 g (2½ oz) plain chocolate, refrigerated; a pinch of salt; 3 eggs, separated; 3 tablespoons vanilla caster sugar; 325 g (11 oz) mascarpone cheese or ½ quantity cream cheese and ½ double cream; 325 g (11 oz) mascarpone cheese or ½ quantity cream cheese and ½ double cream

Preparation info

Serves
8-10

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
9 hr

Appears in

The Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1987

About

A luxurious Italian-style trifle very popular in Italy today. Its name ‘pick me up’ derives, understandably, from the ingredients.

Ingredients

125 ml (4 fl oz) brandy
125 ml (4 fl

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Mix the brandy and Marsala together then add half of this to the coffee. Place 16 sponge fingers in the bottom of a 1.5-1.75-litre (2½-3-pint) gratin or other shallow dish and sprinkle with half of the cof