Matchamisu

Name: Matchamisu
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Ingredients: About 12 ladyfinger biscuits (savoiardi); 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract; 50 matcha green tea powder; 50 g (1¾ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) thin (pouring/whipping) cream, well chilled; 60 g (2¼ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 225 g (8 oz) mascarpone cheese; 3 egg yolks

Preparation info

Serves
8–10

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

100 Desserts to Die For

By Trish Deseine

Published 2016

About

Some purists would insist you make a matcha tea genoise from scratch for this dessert. I have saved you that step with a recipe that is much easier and quicker, but still full of flavour ...

Ingredients

3 egg yolks
60 g (2¼ oz) caster (superfine) sugar

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

BEAT THE EGG YOLKS AND CASTER SUGAR IN A MIXING BOWL UNTIL THEY ARE PALE AND MOUSSE-LIKE.

BEAT THE MASCARPONE WITH THE ICING SUGAR TO SOFTEN. Pour in the cream, little by little, then whip until light using an electric beater. Add the vanilla extract, then the egg-sugar mixture.

HEAT 125