South Italian cuisine with Maria: Tiramisu

Serving 8

INGREDIENTS:
400 g savoiardi (lady fingers)
6 eggs
120 g sugar
500 g mascarpone
some drops of marsala  (optional)
espresso coffee
Cocoa powder

PREPARATIONS:

• Separate the egg whites from the yolks, add half the sugar to the egg yolks  and whisk with a mixer until you get a nice smooth and mixture, frothy and creamy.
• Incorporate mascarpone into the mixture.

• Whisk egg whites in a kitchen machine (mixer) adding gradually sugar while whisking until soft peaks form.

• Incorporate the egg whites into the yolks mixture. Add some drops of Marsala.

• Do this gently, stirring from the bottom up.

• Have coffee in a deep large plate or bowl. (*) Dip the lady fingers into coffee and arrange them in a tiramisu form covering the bottom and vertical side-walls.

• Cover the fingers with prepared cream so all the fingers are covered with appr 1 cm layer.
• Repeat from (*) until the top of the form.
• Sprinkle with cocoa powder before serving. Tiramisu can decorate with some chocolate curl.