Tiramisu

Name: Tiramisu
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups, strong black coffee, room temperature; 1 1/2 tablespoons, instant espresso powder; 9 tablespoons, dark rum; 6 , large egg yolks; 2/3 cup, sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1 1/2 pounds (680 grams), mascarpone cheese; 3/4 cup, heavy cream (cold); 14 ounces (397 grams), ladyfingers (42 to 60, depending on size); 3 1/2 tablespoons, cocoa, preferably Dutch-processed; 1/4 cup, semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, grated (optional)

Desserts or Baked Goods
Italian
Cookbook Collection

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2007, America's Test Kitchen TV

This new Italian classic has become a sad, soggy, tired excuse for a dessert. Could we inject new life into a dish whose name translates as "pick me up"?

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SERVES 10 to 12

TIME 45 minutes, plus 6 hours chilling

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Tasting Italy

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