Strawberry Tiramisu Recipe
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Recipe Overview
Preparation time: 30 minutes plus overnight setting
Cooking time: 7 minutes
Serves: 16 people
Ingredients Needed
- 400g/14oz strawberries, hulled weight
- 180g/6oz caster or superfine sugar
- 500g/1.1lb mascarpone
- 150g/5oz caster or superfine sugar
- 500ml/17oz thickened cream
- 100ml/3.5oz green tea, cold
- 2 tablespoons Chambord or raspberry liqueuer (optional)
- 20 savoiardi biscuits
- 1/4 cup freeze dried strawberry powder
- 8 small strawberries to decorate, halved
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1 STRAWBERRY SAUCE - Blend the first lot of strawberries with the sugar and then heat in a small saucepan on medium heat. Simmer for 6-7 minutes. Cool completely.
Step 2 MASCARPONE CREAM - Fit a mixer bowl with a beater attachment and beat the mascarpone and sugar together until smooth. Switch to a whisk attachment and add the cream and whip scraping down the sides once or twice whip until you get a thick cream that holds its shape. You should be able to run a knife through it and the cut should hold. Fold in 400g/14oz of strawberry puree (reserve the rest) and mix until smooth.
Step 3 ASSEMBLE - Whisk the green tea with 2 tablespoons of the strawberry puree. Take a 22x28x5.5cm/8.6x11x2inch tray and spread a thin layer of the strawberry mascarpone on the base and spread out to the sides with angled spatula. Briefly dip the savoirardi into the tea and let excess drip off. Place 10 savoiardi on the cream spacing them apart and then add another layer of cream covering the savoiardi and then repeat with another layer of savoiardi and cream. Smooth over the top and cover and place in the fridge overnight.
Step 4 DECORATE - Before serving, sift the strawberry powder evenly on top. Place 16 strawberry halves on top of the tiramisu and serve.
Personal Note
I love making tiramisu because it's so straightforward but looks impressive and tastes so delicious. I find it really relaxing and it destresses me because tiramisu needs to be made ahead of time the day before so I'm not in a hurry.
I was talking to Laura recently about something that does the opposite and stresses me out. We were at an event and had ordered some food and taken a beeper with us that would go off when it was ready.
"Can you please go and get the tray? I hate carrying trays of food and drink," I explained. I haven't actually dropped one but it's like avoiding the metal access covers on the footpath, I just have a feeling that it won't end well.
That got us onto unfounded fears and something that I have an unfounded fear of was having to do a stand-up routine completely unprepared and having nothing to say. When I say it is unfounded, it is completely unfounded because at no point in anyone's life are they ever asked to perform a stand-up routine but it is something that I think about!
So tell me Dear Reader, do you have any unfounded fears? And have you ever tried strawberry tiramisu?