Well calling this Tiramasu might be stretching things a little bit, but its sweet and creamy and it’s got alcohol in it and that’ll do me fine! The Italian name literally translates to ‘pick-me-up’ and although I didn’t detect any particular buzz eating this it was still fine.
To create this creamy delight you’ll need
- 18 Sponge Fingers (sometimes called Lady Fingers)
- 250 gms of cherries
- A tub of mascarpone
- A tub of double cream (or heavy – much more apt term)
- 3 tbsp Icing sugar
- About half a glass of cherry brandy
- 200 mls of strong black coffee at room temperature
- Grated dark chocolate
This thing takes about 20 mins to create and requires no cooking – love it already!
First get four glass tumblers and put two broken up fingers into each glass. Then add the cherry brandy to the coffee and pour half of it onto the fingers.
Now whip the cream a bit and then stir in the cheese. Add the icing sugar and then coat the biscuit base with half the mix:
Now layer half the cherries on top:
Now layer the rest of the biscuits on top of the cherries. Pour the remaining coffee mix on top:
Now add another layer of cherries:
Top off with the remaining creamy mix:
Finish by sprinkling with chocolate and a cherry on top!
I think we need an internal shot to show that simple things can be delicious!
Next time I will create something impossibly tediously difficult that I will screw up!
Loving the idea of the separate pots instead of making it in a big pan http://www.dishsos.wordpress.com
Yes those glasses aren’t just for drinking wine
It looks delicious, although I agree it shouldn’t be called tiramisù. Good idea though to add cherries! You could add some vanilla so the mascarpone, because vanilla works very well with cherries, and/or you could make it lighter by replacing the heavy cream with egg whites.
Yes and Ive noticed you need to whip the cream in a big bowl to let the air get in
Chocolate and liquor – the perfect combination. Looks wonderful.
Those are so pretty! I have glasses similar to yours and hadn’t thought to use them for anything other than drinking. Great idea!
We like those glasses – they don’t break as easily as standard wine glasses (yes we use them to drink wine)
This is like the best parts of tiramisu and black forest cake combined!
Thats a great analysis! I hadn’t thought of that
Agree!
I want one!! Now!! But I don’t have the ingredients.. this is one of my favorite desserts. We ordered it two weeks ago at an italian restaurant.. this one could get dangerous it’s so quick!
I bought the cream twice before I actually made it – what a waste – i kept forgetting to make it!
You are seriously endangering my newfound resolution to give up sweets!
Good luck with that resolution!
I have always been a sponge fingers man. Ever since sneaking them into my bedroom and scoffing a full packet under the blankets (about 45 years ago btw). Our new dog is called ‘Lady’ so lady fingers is a non runner around these parts. They look decadent however.
Best,
Conor
Yes my little one has the same issue with fingers. Actually he pretended to eat them like a dog – he put one the floor and then proceeded to bark at it and then picked it up with his teeth. I dont know why – he he just did it
I hope he is younger than my two….
Yeah but he is no longer the baby….
Yummuie! Looks like a meal all in itself… or three depending on the level of self-control exercised
Yes self control – I could do with a bit of that
Looks absolutely delicious! I never thought of adding cherries and kirsch, but I imagine that it must taste terrific. And you can’t go wrong with chocolate. Bravo!
Well I admit i put loads more chocolate on it than the recipe called for!
More chocolate the better! I would have loaded up on the kirsch too
I think my measurements were pretty generous
There’s no such thing as too much chocolate! That’s a rule in my house…
I had so much left I’ve been eating it at work (the chocolate not the dessert things)
I definitely call them Lady fingers as opposed to Sponge fingers which sound a little creepy. Looks delicious and I love the individual servings in the pretty tumblers.
I reckon both names are a bit strange. My youngest just went straight for the remaining fingers and ignored the desserts!
Lady fingers sounds pretty creepy or even scary to me! #addamsfamilytunewouldbeappropriatehere
Hahaha. Was “Thing” a man or a woman’s hand? I forgot.
Luckily that was a man’s hand, or my whole view on tiramisù would never be the same
I just don’t know how to begin to answer that question!
What? Aren’t the British known for their weird food names…”Spotted Dick”, “Toad in the hole”, “fat rascals” (I can’t go on, because that’s as far as my knowledge of obscure English food names go)
Fat rascals? Never heard of those – might be Welsh!
yes it sounds well dodgy
um…YUM.
Yeah thats about all you need to say really!