Italian Tiramisu

Ingredients

• 600 ml whipping cream for desserts
• 400 g cream cheese
• 5 tablespoons condensed milk
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla
• 5 egg yolks
• 5 tablespoons coffee or Nescafé
• ½ cup cocoa
• tiramisu biscuits
• ½ tablespoon vinegar
• when serving powdered sugar
• mentioned in the biscuit description sugar for the biscuits

Instructions

1. Place the whipping cream in the refrigerator, as it must be cold before whipping.
2. Separate the egg yolks from the whites, and place the egg yolks in a bowl over a pot of hot water to cook over steam.
3. Add the vanilla to the bowl of egg yolks over steam.
4. Add ½ tablespoon of vinegar to the bowl of egg yolks over steam.
5. Stir the egg yolks over steam in the bowl until their color changes, becoming pale and light in texture.
6. Leave the egg yolk mixture in the bowl until it cools.
7. Whip the cold whipping cream in a bowl until it holds its shape and has a firm consistency.
8. Set aside about 100 ml of the whipped cream in a bowl to use with the cheese.
9. Mix the cream cheese in a bowl with the condensed milk and the reserved whipped cream, adding any remaining vanilla if there is any, until the mixture is smooth and lump-free.
10. Mix the egg yolk mixture with the cheese and cream mixture in one bowl until well combined.
11. Mix the instant coffee or Nescafé with hot water in a bowl until ready for dipping.
12. Place a little of the cream mixture in the bottom of the serving bowl or baking dish you will use.
13. Quickly dip the tiramisu biscuits in the coffee bowl, then arrange them in the dish over the cream layer.
14. Place a second layer of the cream mixture over the biscuits in the dish.
15. Repeat dipping the biscuits in the coffee bowl and placing them over the cream until the layers are complete.
16. Place the remaining cream mixture on top in the dish and spread it evenly.
17. Place the dish in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
18. Sprinkle unsweetened raw cocoa over the top after removing the dish from the refrigerator.
19. Add powdered sugar on top when serving, if desired.