Sunday, 6 March 2016

Class Report : A decadent dessert

After an appetiser and a main that were relatively healthy it would be boring not to indulge when it came to pud!

The Orange Tiramisu first appeared in GOM: Chapter 16 “The Dinner Party ….” it was well received on that occasion – it is easy to make, can be made ahead, covered and fridged. For the purists – not everyone likes coffee – so a variation on a theme.

Orange Tiramisu

Grated rind and juice of 2 oranges
20fl oz whipping cream
4tbls Cointreau (optional)
20 sponge fingers or Madeira cake
4tbls caster sugar
8oz Mascarpone or curd cheese (Philadelphia)
2oz plain chocolate (grated)



Mix the orange rind and juice with the Cointreau.

Mix the cream carefully with the sugar and mascarpone.

Cut up the cake in shapes that suit the bowl you are using and dip into the orange mixture.

Grate the chocolate

Layer the mascarpone mixture with the sponge and sprinkle with chocolate.

I'm stating the obvious that you'd omit the Cointreau if serving to kids.

A couple of variations – decorate with small amaretti biscuits. You don't have to use plain chocolate to decorate – crushed flake works well for the milk chocolate lovers or you could combine the two as illustrated below :



Finally a thank you to my husband who made the template for me so that I'd get straight lines of chocolate for the decoration – left to my own devices it would not have been a pretty sight!

Here's the serving bowl – diameter 20 cms and with the template over the top. The Tiramisu will serve six generous portions.




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