Method Prep:30min › Cook:30min › Ready in:1hr

For decoration

· 1 teaspoon cocoa powder

· 25g (1 oz) dark chocolate

 

1. Combine egg yolks and sugar in the top of a double boiler over boiling water. Reduce heat to low and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and whip yolks until thick and lemon coloured.

2. Add mascarpone to whipped yolks. Beat until combined. In a separate bowl, whip cream to stiff peaks. Gently fold into yolk mixture and set aside.

3. Split the sponge fingers in half and line the bottom and sides of a large trifle bowl. Brush with coffee liqueur. Spoon half of the cream filling over the sponge fingers. Repeat sponge fingers, coffee liqueur and filling layers, ending with a layer of filling.

4. To garnish, dust the top of the tiramisu with cocoa. Sprinkle with chocolate curls. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.

5. To make the chocolate curls, use a vegetable peeler and run it down the edge of the chocolate bar.

 

 

Vocabulary:

Yolk – желток

Сaster sugar – сахарная пудра

Double cream – жирный сливки

Tablespoon – столовая ложка

Teaspoon – чайная ложка

Cocoa – какао

Powder – пудра, порошок

Oz - ounce (= a unit for measuring weight) – унция – 1 унция = 28,3 грамма

To combine – соединять

Double boiler – пароварка

To reduce – уменьшать

Heat – жар

To boil – варить, кипятить – boiling water – кипяток

Low – низкий, невысокий

About – около

To stir – размешивать

Constantly – непрерывно, постоянно

To remove – убирать

To whip – взбивать

Thick – густой

To add – добавлять

In a separate bowl – в отдельной миске

Stiff – густой

Gently – аккуратно, мягко

To fold – окутывать, добавлять

Mixture – смесь

To set aside – отставить в сторону

To split – разъединять

To line –выкладывать в ряд, выстилать

Bottom and sides – дно и бока

Brush – смазывать кисточкой

To spoon – черпать ложкой

To reapeat – повторять

Layer- слой

To garnish – украшать

To dust – посыпать – dust – пыль

To sprinkle – посыпать, разбрызгивать

To refrigerate – хранить в холодном месте, охлаждать

Overnight – в течение ночи

Chocolate bar – плитка шоколада

 

 

sponge fingers / ladyfingers / boudoir biscuits

trifle bowl

spring form cake tin

stiff peaks

chocolate curls

vegetable peelers