Quick Tiramisu (Cake Recipes)

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Step 5:

Pale and thick:

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Step 6:

Add the mascarpone and marsala to your yolk mixture, and beat until creamy and smooth, then gently fold in your egg whites:

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Step 7:

See how it makes my spoon stand up? It should be thick enough to do that.

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Step 8: Figure out what kind of dish you want to make your tiramisu in. I am making them in covered casseroles, but that's only because they'll be the easiest to take to work. You can do them in a glass dish, or a springform pan. The only change will be how you arrange your ladyfingers. Dip your ladyfingers, one at a time, into your cooled espresso. There's a science to this, as you want them to be soft but not falling apart. If you are using soft ladyfingers, brush the coffee on with a pastry brush. If you are using hard like I am, I find two quick dunks in does the trick. Be sure the whole ladyfingers is moist, and let the coffee drain out for a few seconds before laying them in your dish. Figure out your pattern that will make the most sense, and make one layer of dunked ladyfingers:

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Step 9:

You want some room for expansion and the filling to sit. I put the 4 vertical ones in to fill space and lend support. When you have a layer, place a layer of your mascarpone mix on it, and smooth it out.