TIRAMISU

TIRAMISU :MEANS PICK ME UP:- IT IS A ITALIAN DESSERT AND A CAKE MADE OF LADY'S FINGER,WHICH  ARE DIPPED IN COFFEE SYRUP  AND LAYERED WITH WHIPPED CREAM AND MASCARPONE CHEESE AND FLAVOURED WITH COCOA.
ORGINAL  VERSION ...THEY ADD LIQUOR FOR FLAVOURING.



INGRIDIENTS:

Ladies finger : 1 pack

 For Coffee Syrup:

instant coffee powder	5 TBLS
water	1.5 CUP
powdered sugar	1.5 CUP
vanilla syrup	2 TBL

Filling:

mascarpone cheese	1(8 OZ) BOX
confectioners' sugar	1 CUP
coffee syrup	3 TBLS

Frosting:

heavy whipping cream	2 CUP
confectioners' sugar	1 CUP
coffee syrup	2 TBL

Garnishing:

unsweetened cocoa powder	2 TBLS
powdered sugar	1 TBLS
BAR CHOCOLATE	1

Procedure:

1.Make coffee syrup:

Heat water and when it comes to rolling boil add 5 tblspns of coffee powder (any flavor is fine, i made with french roast). Add powdered sugar and let it boil for another 5 mins. Remove from the flame and then add the vanilla syrup. Transfer it to wide-mouthed container and allow it to cool.

2. Prepare Frosting:

Mix Heavy  whipping cream and sugar and beat with a hand mixer. Add coffee syrup and beat until it becomes whipped cream.

3. Prepare Filling:

Combine all the ingredients and  mix until u get a nice creamy filling.mix it with hand mixer. To this, add 1 cup of above frosting.

4.  Mix 2 tblspns of unsweetend cocoa powder and 1 tblspn of powdered sugar and keep it aside.

5.  Assembling the cake:

You can either assemble it in a vessel as a trifle or make it as a cake. If you want it as a cake, take a cake board or a flat tray and start assembling it in the shape you want.

1. Dip ladies finger in  the cooled coffee syrup one by one ( make sure both sides are soaked and just a sec will do, otherwise ladies finger will break)

2. Layer them one by one either in the vessel or on a flat tray until it is covered. Break ladies finger to cover small spaces.

3. Add half of the filling mixture generously on top of this and spread it evenly.

4. Using a tea filter, sieve cocoa powder mixture on top of this.

5. Now again dip ladies finger in coffee syrup and make another layer.

6. Now add remaining filling mixture and spread evenly. Can sieve cocoa powder mixture.

7. Again add another layer of  soaked ladies finger.

8. Add the Frosting mixture and spread evenly. If it is a cake, cover the sides with frosting mixture.

9. Finally sieve cocoa mixture and garnish with chocolate shavings.

10. Keep it refrigerated for atleast 3 hrs before digging into it :)

Note:

You can use pound cake instead of lady's finger.