Valentine’s Dessert Idea: Tiramisu
February 8, 2008 by Heather R.
Filed under Chocolate, Chocolate History, Chocolate Ideas, Chocolate Pictures, Chocolate Recipes
Tiramisu is an Italian cake made with mascarpone, custard, and lady finger biscuits dipped in espresso and topped with cocoa.
Tiramisu is said to have originated in Treviso at “Le Beccherie” restaurant by confectioner Roberto Linguanotto. The original cake contained no alcohol as children were expected to consume it, but that’s changed over the years with the addition of rum and Marsala wine in most recipes.
The cake is believed to be a recent invention as there is no record of it before 1983, though other layered cake recipes have been around for decades and the belief that the cake …read more
