Twelve-minute tiramisu recipe
A classic tiramisu, made with eggs and mascarpone, usually needs a long time sitting in the fridge before it is ready to eat. But this speedy version uses pillowy whipped cream with a lot of rum and coffee to save time.
Tip: get everything laid out in a production line so that you can dunk the sponge fingers, lay them straight in the dish and then cover in the cream. Having only two layers also helps speed things up.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp instant coffee powder or granules
- 4 tbsp Kahlúa (or other coffee liqueur) or rum
- 450 ml double (heavy) cream
- 3 tbsp icing (confectioners') sugar
- 1 packet of sponge fingers
- 1 pinch cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp instant coffee powder or granules
- 4 tbsp Kahlúa (or other coffee liqueur) or rum
- 15.8 fl oz double (heavy) cream
- 3 tbsp icing (confectioners') sugar
- 1 packet of sponge fingers
- 1 pinch cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp instant coffee powder or granules
- 4 tbsp Kahlúa (or other coffee liqueur) or rum
- 1.9 cups double (heavy) cream
- 3 tbsp icing (confectioners') sugar
- 1 packet of sponge fingers
- 1 pinch cocoa powder
Details
- Cuisine: Italian
- Recipe Type: Dessert
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 12 mins
- Cooking Time: 0 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Put the instant coffee into one of the mixing bowls. Measure out 150ml (5fl oz) of boiling water from the kettle into a measuring jug. Add to the coffee and stir until dissolved. Add the booze and set aside to cool slightly.
- Tip the double cream into the other mixing bowl. Add the icing sugar and whisk by hand until the cream just holds its shape – don’t overdo it, you want it to be pillowy and light.
- One by one, dunk half of the sponge fingers into the booze and coffee liquid, for 5–10 seconds at a time (just enough so that they soak up some coffee, but not too long otherwise they will disintegrate) and lay in the baking dish. Spread over half of the whipped cream with a spatula. Repeat the dipping and layering process with the other half of the sponge fingers and cream, making sure that the sponge fingers soak up all the coffee goodness. Pour any extra boozy coffee on top.
- Sift over some cocoa powder to finish, then dig in.
This recipe is from Speedy MOB: 12-minute meals for 4 people by Ben Lebus, published by Pavilion Books on 3rd September. RRP £14.99. Photography by David Loftus.
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