Recipe: Donna Hay's Creamy, Dreamy Chocolate Tiramisu • CHILD Magazines

22 Oct Recipe: Donna Hay’s Creamy, Dreamy Chocolate Tiramisu

Posted at 10:00h in Dinner, Inspire, Recipes by Editor

Donna Hay’s chocolate and mascarpone dessert, is like the traditional chocolate Tiramisu, but without the coffee. This as a special-occasion family dessert as it’s quite rich and at around $4* per generous serving, it’s still an attractive homemade alternative to buying individual desserts. The cost of cream and mascarpone are the main expenses.

Ingredients

Chocolate Ganache

1 cup (250ml/8½ Fl oz) pure (whipping) cream
180g (6¼ oz) dark (70% cocoa) chocolate, finely chopped

Cream filling

3 cups (750ml/25 Fl oz) pure (whipping) cream, extra
1½ cups (375g/13½ oz) mascarpone
1½ tablespoons vanilla extract
30 small sponge finger (Savoiardi) biscuits

Chocolate dipping sauce

2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
⅔ cup (180ml/6 Fl oz) milk

Method

To make the chocolate ganache, place the cream and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until smooth and combined. Set aside.
To make the cream filling, place the extra cream, mascarpone and vanilla in a large bowl and whisk until soft peaks form. Set aside.
To make the chocolate dipping sauce, place the cocoa powder and maple syrup in a bowl and mix to dissolve the cocoa powder. Pour in the milk and stir to combine. Set aside.
To assemble, dip half the sponge finger biscuits into the chocolate dipping sauce for 3 seconds and place in the base of a large 2-litre-capacity (2-quart-capacity) serving dish or bowl.
Top with half the cream filling and drizzle with ⅓ cup (80ml) of the chocolate ganache. Repeat the layers, ending with the chocolate ganache. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Serves 6–8

Cook’s note
When dipping the biscuits, be a quick dipper!

This recipe is from Donna Hay’s new Kids Baking Book! This is a book where bowls get filled, spoons get busy and delicious things happen. Packed with fun, easy-to-follow, step-by-step recipes, Kids Baking is your guide to mixing, measuring and creating all kinds of sweet treats.