hey ya all!!!

it's been like months since i made cakes.. i miss the smell of cream cheese.. oh wtf.
i was inspired by The Scent of Green Bananas . i like the Matcha Tiramisu that she made.. it looked really awesome.. so i decided to give it a try.

I'm not a fan of tiramisu. because usually. no... Tiramisu is made of lady fingers / sponge fingers dipped in coffee... which is something i dont really fancy. so i've kept my mouth of tiramisu..

"Tiramisu is an Italian dessert typically made from Lady Fingers, espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese, eggs, cream, sugar, marsala wine, and cocoa. The name tiramisł means "pick-me-up", referring to the two caffeine-containing ingredients, espresso and cocoa.

The Lady Fingers are sprinkled with or briefly soaked in a mixture of the coffee, wine, and sugar. They are then embedded in a mixture of mascarpone cheese and a custard made from eggs, sugar, and cream known as zabaglione. Cocoa powder is then sprinkled on top.

The dessert has become one of the most popular types of dessert served in upscale restaurants of all types, not just Italian restaurants. The recipe has been adapted into cakes, puddings and other varieties of dessert made with coffee-flavoured custard."

from wikipedia.com

right... so, i decided to give the green tearamisu a try...

mascarpone cheese.. not as easy to get as cream cheese.

Recipe (this recipe is modified from alex goh's cheesecake cookbook)

Lady Fingers

(A)
2 egg yolks
50 g sugar
2 tbsps Grand Marnier (i did not add)

(B)
1 tbsp Gelatine
35g Water

(C)
250g Mascarpone cheese

(D)
150g whip cream, whipped

Green Tea

Method
1. Whisk (A) over a pan of simmering water until it thickens
2. Premix (B) and place over a pot of hot water. Sitr until gelatine dissolves. Add it into (A) and mix until well blended. Set aside to cool.
3. Beat (C) until smooth. Fold in the above mixture and mix until well blended
4. Fold in (D) and mix until well combined
5. Dip ladyfingers into the brewed green tea, then layer them on the bottom of a serving dish.
6. Spread the mascarpone cheese mixture ontop. Repeat layers.
7. refrigerate for a few hours till set.
8. dust with green tea powder before serving.

Ok... so... this was the recipe i used.
i dind't buy any ladyfingers cause it was out of stock. so i decided to make myself. I translated it from a japanese website. 

6 yolks
6 egg whites
150g sugar
150g flour

1. Whisk egg whites to stiff peaks. Add in sugar.
2. Fold out half of the egg whites. mix with the yolks.
3. fold in the rest of the egg whites, fold till well blended.
4. add in seived flour.. mix till well incorporated.
5. Pour mixture into piping bag with a round cap. squeeze them out. looking like sausages. (but shorter)
6. Bake at 180 C for 25-30 mintues

*the egg whites really have to be "stiff" or else the ladyfingers would be... flat instead of cylinder*
*if u dont need so much, just reduce the amount*

Flaws :
1. ok.. my version of ladyfingers came out... abit flat..and wasnt hard enough
2. i dont think adding gelatine would be good, it makes the texture like pudding.... next time i should not include it.
3. maybe i should add whisked egg whites to make the tiramisu has more volume
4. the ladyfingers.. urgh... it tasted like sponge cake after chilling them with the mascarpone cheese
5. Mascarpone is EXPENSIVE!

Praises:
1. Mascarpone smells very milk-powdery.
2. after adding some green tea powder, it tasted more like green tearamisu.
3. it did turn out after all.. hahahahha

see the sponge fingers... it wasnt' GREEN enough!!!!!! and it's suppose to be... round... not .. flat.. -.-"

AH.. nevermind.. i'll make that that again... since i still have mascarpone cheese.. tsk

Monday, March 20, 2006 04:08 pm by Swee San

	swee March 27, 2006   05:07 PM PST   hi babe.. yeah! i bought it already.. ah.. should have waited for it.. ahhaha

	babe_kl March 26, 2006   01:27 PM PST   swee, the latest copy of flavours magazine has a recipe of the sponge fingers. go get it now hehehe btw rgding the ramekins, i got mine from remix shop. last time they hv an outlet at the weld but has since closed. the other one i knew of is at ampang point shopping complex. otherwise pyrex has the clear glass ones which u can find as most departmental store.

	swee March 25, 2006   05:01 PM PST   oh.. mascarpone.. for 500gm.. is abt RM25.. i think.. whereas cream cheese for 500gm is only.. RM10 i think..

	rokh March 24, 2006   06:15 PM PST   good try really! i am always amaze by people doing tiramisu. it seem so daunting. how much is mascarpone? LOL

	swee March 21, 2006   12:49 PM PST   oh..so u mean if it's pyrex.. then it's ok ? oh.. i got it from the bakery shop.. "green tea powder" i think its the same as the ones in genki sushi..

	boo_licious March 21, 2006   07:11 AM PST   Nah, looks good - maybe I shld make some too as bf loves tiramisu. On the green tea powder, did u get it from a bake shop or is it from a green tea packet? Re your query on ramekins - I got mine from Isetan and they are pyrex brand hence they are clear glass. Don't think u can get them anymore as not seen them for ages. You may have to try the bigger pyrex outlets. Chk with Babe also as she has the white ramekins.