Classic Tiramisu

This recipe is nearly the same as the recipe found on the back of an Italian biscotti savoiardi bag. The ingredients and quantity are the same. The main difference is that the recipe on the bag calls for 24 savoiardi and a slightly larger pan and a double layer. If I make this one again, I will use 36 savoiardi for this amount of cream. Or maybe a smaller container and make 3 layers. 2 forks because the recipe seems lifted from the bag. And incorrectly. Plus.... the picture is not correct. That's just bad editing.

• loki2

• Maine, USA

• 1/5/2020

This recipe is flawless. I had an exchange student from Italy and this is just like her recipe. One thing I made sure to do is really let the ladyfingers soak in the coffee, I added 2 tbs of Kailua to the coffee and two tbs of Kailua to the mascarpone mix. Thank you

• Ihelpu2cook

• Henderson, NV

• 12/31/2019

Good recipe and very easy, but indeed, the photo doesn't match and the coffee mix and cream mix make enough for 2 layers of ladyfingers in a 9x9 baking dish with a little cream mix in the middle. I think the person who commented on ladyfingers not being appropriate is thinking of an opera cake - another coffee desert with sponge cake and a chocolate ganache topping...

• emilielangloisp2708

• Montreal, Canda

• 3/11/2019

Whoever commented on this recipe by saying the original is made with spongecake must have never been to Italy. The original recipe and the one used by every Italian I know is with ladyfingers. Tiramisu with sponge cake is not Tiramisu at all - it's a "Tiramusi-like cake".

• tania.felicio535

• NYC

• 3/2/2019

I didn't care for this recipe. The custard has way too much liquid and doesn't set properly. In addition, although you can use lady fingers, it is so much better with freshly made sponge cake.

• Anonymous

• Massachusetts

• 4/19/2017

松脆饼实际使用在意大利,这个地方recipe originated. The Italiams often use a kind of biscuit called "biscotti savoiardi" (actually ladyfingers) to make Tiramisu. The Italian recipe pretty much has the same ingredients here, except that espresso coffee is used, and liquor --marsala wine, or rhum or brandy, or none at all--to flavor the coffee, and of course mascarpone!

• f_and_r_rende

• Cosenza, Italy

• 3/18/2017

NO NO NO! The "ladyfingers" are the problem! This classic dessert is made all over the world and NEVER with ladyfinger cookies! A thin sponge cake soaked with a good brandy and an added layer of chocolate ganache is the secret. I lived in Europe 10 years and using ladyfingers is a travesty and a lazy chefs way of doing this! Please-don't add veggies to jello and don't use ladyfingers in Tiramisu!

• myvoicecounts

• eEwis

• 2/11/2017

Unremarkable. Picture doesn't match the recipie. More like a pudding than a cake.

• kael

• 1/17/2017

The picture does not actually match the recipe. The entire recipe is easy to make thoug. I have made it a few times now...since I know where to locate the various ingredients. LOL. If in Dallas, TX area, Ladyfingers can be purchased at Tom Thumb. The Mascarpone cheese can be found at Walmart in the cheese display near the Deli. Very delicious!!!!

• jadedheart77

• Dallas, TX

• 8/20/2016

Perfect!

• jjanemin

• Southern Illinois

• 5/15/2016

Based on a prior review, I made a half recipe of the cream. I used all of a 12 oz package of Stella D'Oro Margherite cookies in two layers in a 9" square pan. I used the cream in thirds: one third on the bottom of the pan (following the instructions) followed by a layer of cookies, then one third of the cream, a second layer of cookies, then the remaining cream on top. I would say that I dipped rather than soaked the cookies in the coffee. Next time I'll leave them in the coffee longer. Even after 24 hours the cookies were dryer than what you'd expect in tiramisu. The texture of the dessert is wonderfully creamy, even the non-coffee people in my household liked it! The "rate it" button isn't working in my OS, but I'd give it 4 forks if I could.

• clearsky

• Palatine, IL

• 3/27/2015

It tasted great. I used 4 teaspoon of coffee liquor. That's it. My custard was a bit liquid but it tasted great.

• desquestions

• 11/9/2013

The custard is delicious. However, there was so much of it, that neither the number of ladyfingers nor the size of the dish listed in the recipe are adequate. I used a 9x13 baking dish, and made two layers of ladyfingers, using about 3 1/2 dozen of them.

• infanta

• Los Angeles, CA

• 10/11/2013

This turned out really great! A few suggestions: I used two loaf pans and stacked the tiramisu higher. A layer of lady fingers dipped in a mix of coffee & bourbon, then a layer of custard, another layer of lady fingers, and more custard. I also used a splash of bourbon in the custard rather than kahlua. Followed the recipe exactly otherwise. Make sure it has at least 24 hours to sit in the fridge before serving. I made it around 8 in the morning and had some from the first pan at dinner that night and it was a bit runny. But after another day in the fridge it had set properly.

• msatlas

• Madison, Wi

• 2/17/2013