Italian tiramisu – step by step

1. Prepare ingredients

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The following ingredients are required for 12 servings:

• 3 egg yolks
• 100 grams of sugar
• 500 grams of mascarpone
• 150 ml milk
• 250 ml coffee, for dipping
• 72 pieces of ladyfingers
• Cocoa powder for sprinkling

2. Beat the egg yolks until frothy

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Put the egg yolks together with the sugar in a bowl and stir with the mixer until very frothy.

3. Add the mascarpone

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Now carefully stir in the mascarpone and milk.

4. Dip the ladyfingers

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Then briefly dip the ladyfingers one after the other in the coffee and place a layer of them in a baking dish.

5. Spread the cream on top

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Pour the Tirmisu cream into a piping bag and spread some of the mixture across the ladyfingers. Continue like this until all the ingredients are used up. Then chill the Tirmisu for a few hours.

6. Cocoa powder

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Just before serving, dust the tiramisu with cocoa powder.

7. Serve

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Serve the tiramisu decorated with whole coffee beans.

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