Black and White Tiramisù

Name: Black and White Tiramisù
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 servings bittersweet chocolate; 12 servings brandy; 12 servings cocoa; 12 servings coffee; 12 servings eggs; 12 servings heavy cream; 12 servings Kahlua; 12 servings mascarpone; 12 servings sugar; 12 servings unsalted butter; 12 servings vanilla extract

For $1.39 per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 9g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 431 calories. This recipe serves 12. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of vanillan extract, eggs, kahlua, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours.

Instructions

To make the dark chocolate mousse, melt the 6 ounces chocolate and the butter in the top of a double boiler over, but not touching, barely simmering water.

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Dark Chocolate

Chocolate

Butter

Water

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Double Boiler

Heat and stir until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside until it is near room temperature but still fluid.

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Chocolate

Whip 3 egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a standing mixer using the whip attachment at medium speed until the mixture is pale and light, about 5 minutes. Fold in the cooled chocolate.

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Chocolate

Egg Yolk

Sugar

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Blender

Whip cup of the heavy cream with the 1 tablespoon Kahlua to medium peaks. Gently fold into the chocolate mixture.

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Heavy Cream

Chocolate

Kahlua

In a large, clean, dry bowl, whip 2 egg whites with 2 tablespoons of the sugar until they just begin to hold a stiff peak but are not at all dry. Gently fold into the chocolate mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until thickened and spreadable, at least 1 hour.

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Egg Whites

Chocolate

Sugar

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

To make the mascarpone cream, whisk together the remaining cup cream, cup of the sugar, and the vanilla in a medium bowl until the sugar dissolves.

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Mascarpone

Vanilla

Cream

Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the mascarpone, whisking until the mixture is smooth and thick. Set aside. (Refrigerate if not using immediately.)

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Mascarpone

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Whisk

To make the coffee syrup, stir together the coffee and brandy with the remaining cup sugar and the cup Kahlua until the sugar is completely dissolved.

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Flavoring Syrup

Brandy

Coffee

Kahlua

Sugar

To assemble the tiramisu, put 12 ladyfingers into a small (10 by 7-inch) glass or ceramic baking dish or serving dish, cutting them as needed to (mostly) cover the bottom of the dish. Use a pastry brush to soak the ladyfingers with coffee syrup, using about one third of the syrup and painting them a couple of times as the syrup absorbs into the cookies.

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Flavoring Syrup

Ladyfingers

Syrup

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Pastry Brush

Baking Pan

Dollop and spread half of the mascarpone cream evenly over the ladyfingers. Top with another 12 ladyfingers and brush them generously with the syrup.

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Ladyfingers

Mascarpone

Syrup

Cream

Dollop and spread all of the dark chocolate mousse evenly over the ladyfingers. Top with the final 12 ladyfingers and brush them with the remaining syrup.

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Dark Chocolate

Ladyfingers

Syrup

. Use a grater or sharp knife to shave about 1 ounce chocolate into small pieces. Fold the chocolate into the remaining mascarpone cream, then dollop and spread the mixture evenly over the ladyfingers to form the top layer.

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Ladyfingers

Mascarpone

Chocolate

Spread

Cream

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Grater

Knife

. Lightly press a piece of waxed paper over the tiramisu, then wrap the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

. To serve, cut the tiramisu with a sharp knife dipped in warm water and wiped with a clean towel. Carefully lift the pieces onto dessert plates with a small, flexible spatula. Top with additional chocolate shavings or sifted cocoa, if desired.

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Chocolate Shavings