Tiramesu

 
  The famous Italian "Pick Me Up" dessert. This is a dryish version. RECIPE  
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  Enter number of portions required: 4 Enter price per UNIT / LITRE / KG  
   
  Portions 8 MLS or GMS 0.5 MLS or GMS PRICE TOTAL COST  
  INGREDIENTS   UNITS UNITS  
  Italian Sponge                
  Eggs seperated   5   2.5        
  sugar (castor) cups 1.5   0.75        
  Plain flour   1.5   0.75        
  Vanilla essence tsp 1   0.5        
  lemon rind   0.5   0.25        
  Strong espresso coffee cup 1.5   0.75        
  Tia Maria ml   100   50      
  Marscapone or cream cheese     500   250      
  icing sugar     25   12.5      
  cocoa powder unsweetened     50   25      
  medium sherry/marsala ml   75   37.5      
                   
                   
  Cost    
   
  Method  
  1 TO MAKE ITALIAN SPONGE: Beat egg yolks and sugar until lemon coloured  
  2 Fold in the sifted flour, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.  
  3 Add Vanilla essence & lemon rind stirring in gently  
  4 Bake in 25cm tin for 35 mins in moderate oven. Cool & split in half,  
  5 TO MAKE FILLING:  
  6 Mix sherry/marsala with marscapone/cream cheese and sweeten with icing sugar  
  7 Mix Tia Maria and coffee and sprinkle half over bottom sponge  
  8 spread with 1/3 cream cheese mixture , and place second half sponge on top  
  9 repeat procedure spreading cream cheese over sides of cake as well  
   
  10 sieve a thickish layer of cocoa powder over the top and transfer to serving plate  
  NOTES:  
  You do not have to make your own sponge, sponge fingers especially savioardi will do  
  Make sure sponges are well soaked. Brandy or Rum can be used instead of Tia Maria  
  You can add whipped cream or egg whites to the mixture will lighten it.    
  Crumble meringues can be added to give crunch.