Mum's Tiramisu

Ingredients:

1 pack Savoiardi biscuits

3 medium size eggs

100gr sugar

250gr mascarpone cheese

moka (or strong instant) coffee

2 tablespoons Amaretto or Marsala liquor

milk or dark chocolate bar

cocoa powder

Preparation time: 20mins

Separate the egg yolks from the whites into two separate bowls. Make sure no traces of one are in the other!

Add the sugar to the egg yolks, stirring with a whisker until it becomes a smooth even cream.

Add to the yolks cream the mascarpone cheese and whisk again vigorously to incorporate the two (before you pour the cheese make sure there is no water and if any get rid of it before adding it to the eggs).

Whip the egg whites you kept separate until they become fluffy and firm, then add them to the egg and mascarpone cream prepared earlier. If you wish you can add grated chocolate chips from the chocolate bar to the cream, chopped big and irregular to give it a contrasting consistency.

Prepare the coffee and pour enough in a bowl or pasta plate; sweeten with sugar or honey (and a liquor of your choice if you wish), start soaking the Savoiardi biscuits and positioning them in a squared container to cover thoroughly the bottom. You may need to cut some biscuits to make sure all gaps are covered.

**the biscuits will continue to soak coffee even after you have placed them in the container so make sure you do not leave them in the bowl with the coffee for too long or they will get too soggy and will not hold when you plate the tiramisu

** count 1-2 seconds max. per side in the coffee and take out

Pour the cream prepared earlier on the layer of biscuits covering all corners as well, add more chocolate chips if you wish.

Soak more biscuits and place another full layer on top of the first one, then repeat with the cream on top, and so on.

You should be able to go 3 layers of biscuits high (average) and finish with the cream on top, add more chocolate chips and cocoa powder.

Store in the fridge for at least half a day – or prepare the day before to have the right consistency when serving.