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
