Lemon Tiramisu
From debwin 16 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 8
A lemony version of the original Tiramisu. For a change I add berries to the layers and prepare in a large bowl like a Trifle.
Ingredients
- syrup shopping list
- 3/4c water shopping list
- 1/4c sugar shopping list
- 1/3c lemon juice or frozen concentrated lemonade shopping list
- FILLING shopping list
- 3-4 lemons shopping list
- 11/2c sugar shopping list
- 2T cornstarch shopping list
- 4 egg yolks, beaten shopping list
- 2c heavy cream shopping list
- 4c mascarpone cheese or cream cheese shopping list
- ladyfingers shopping list
- fresh berries (optional) shopping list
- ***** I have posted a recipe for ladyfingers shopping list
How to make it
- SYRUP:
- Stir water and sugar together in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat, add the lemon juice. Cool to room temperature.
- FILLING:
- Grate peel from lemons and squeeze out juice. Measure out 2T peel and 1cup of juice. Stir 1cup of sugar with cornstarch in a thick bottomed pot. Whisk in juice, peel and egg yolks. Cook until thick but do not boil. Cover with directly with cling wrap to prevent skin forming. Cool. In a large bowl beat mascarpone cheese with remaining 1/2cup of sugar. Fold in cooled lemon and egg mixture.
- Beat heavy cream to soft peaks and fold gently into cheese mixture.
- ASSEMBLY:
- Line bottom of shallow serving dish with ladyfingers, brush with syrup. Spread with half of the lemon cheese mixture. Repeat.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Garnish with berries.
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Yum! I love lemon and this sounds wonderful. Thanks! Kathye
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