Tiramisu

Ingredients: 

• 3 large free-range eggs


• 100 g brown cane sugar


• 1 sachet of vanilla sugar


• 250 g of mascarpone


• 24 sponge fingers


• 500ml of black coffee, not too strong or it will overpower the dish


• Cocoa


• Shavings of dark chocolate (optional)

• Prep time: 25 mins


• Chill time: minimum 4 hours

Instructions:

• Separate the egg yolks from the whites


• Mix the egg yolks, brown sugar and vanilla sugar


• Add the mascarpone, whisking it all together until even


• Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then fold gently into the mascarpone mixture


• Dip enough sponge fingers in the coffee to cover the bottom of your dessert dish


• Once the bottom is covered, add a layer of the mascarpone mix then sprinkle with cocoa


• Alternate layers of coffee-dipped sponge fingers, mix and cocoa


• Sprinkle on shavings of dark (70% cocoa) chocolate (optional, but we are chocolatey people in this house)


• Refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours


• Remember to take a picture of it