Dessert and sweet recipes

Tiramisu recipes, chocolate cake recipes, panna cota recipes and more.
 

Tiramisu affogato (non alcoholic Tiramisu) recipe 

A great, easy and extremely fast to make Tiramisu, requires no cooking at all. All you need to do is beat some heavy cream and brew some Espresso coffee. The assembly of the Tiramisu takes only a few minutes. This Tiramisu recipe contains no alcohol. If you want to add more coffee flavor to the dessert, you can top the ice cream with a splash of Kahlua or any other coffee liqueur. Tiramisu affogato is one of the quickest, tastiest Tiramisu recipes yet.
 
Tags: heavy cream, sugar, vanilla ice cream, Espresso coffe, ladyfingers 

Italian almond biscotti recipe 

Biscotti is the Italian word for biscuits (biscotto in singular form) and refers to any kind of cookies. Worldwide, the term biscotti refers to hard, almond flavored cookies. Biscotti cookies are made using a two step baking process. The biscotti dough is first shaped into a log, baked half way, cut into biscotti and baked until ready.
 
Tags: almonds, flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract 

Zabaglione recipe 

Zabaglione is a common Italian dessert, served on its own or used for making Tiramisu, The zabaglione consists of egg yolks and sugar flavored with a sweet white wine such as Moscato. The ingredients are cooked in a double boiler or in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Zabaglione can be served hot or cold.
 
Tags: egg yolks, sugar, Moscato wine 

Italian chocolate espresso cake recipe 

A rich, chocolate cake for chocolate lovers with strong flavors of amaretto and espresso. 
Tags: unsalted butter, eggs, Amaretto liquor, Dark chocolate, Espresso coffee 

Chocolate fudge spoon cake recipe 

A delicious, simple to make chocolate and hazelnut cake.
 
Tags: dark chocolate, hazelnut cream, Ricotta cheese, Mascarpone cheese, Kahlua 
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Black cherry and chocolate tiramisu cheesecake recipe 

A rich and delicious dessert combining elements from a Tiramisu and chocolate Cheesecake. This cake consists of two layers of sponge cake flavored with Frangelico and strawberry liquors, topped with a black cherry jam and then a chocolate, Mascarpone and double cream mixture. It is easy to make and takes about one hour to prepare.
 
Tags: Mascarpone, black cherry jam, double cream, dark chocolate, Frangelico liquor 
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Black and white chocolate Tiramisu recipe 

Tiramisu is an Italian dessert, typically made with ladyfingers, Mascarpone cheese, some type of liquer and coffee. There many variations of Tiramisu recipes ranging from simple to complex, using a variety of ingredients such as double cream, egg yolks, whole eggs, chocolate, fruit and much more. This Tiramisu recipe uses white and dark chocolate together with double cream and Mascarpone cheese; the white layer is made with the white chocolate and the dark brown layer with the dark chocolate. The result is rich and delicious, great for people who love chocolate.
 
Tags: Amaretto biscuits, Amaretto liquer, Mascarpone cheese, rum, egg yolks 
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Amaretto Tiramisu (with Amaretto biscuits and Amaretto liquer) recipe 

Here is a variation of the Tiramisu with Kahlua and Amaretto recipe based on comments submitted by a member. If you like Amaretto you will love this recipe. Like many Tiramisu recipes, this recipe uses a zabaglione cream, mascarpone cheese and Amaretto biscuits instead of ladyfingers. The Amaretto bisuits add an extra almond flavor and different texture (than the ladyfingers) to the cake. The recipe also uses less egg yolks and brandy instead of Kahlua.
 
Tags: Amaretto biscuits, Amaretto liquer, Mascarpone cheese, rum, egg yolks 
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Amaretti (Amaretto) biscuits recipe 

Amaretti biscuits are classic italian biscuits that are extremely easy to make. They are used in popular Italian desserts such as Tiramisu. If you like almonds or Amaretti you will definetely like these.
 
Tags: egg whites, ground almonds, Amaretto liquor, sugar, butter 
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Emeril's Tiramisu recipe 

A Tiramisu recipe by Emeril Lagasse, one of New Orleans' top chefs. This recipe is made with a hot sponge cake instead of ladyfingers. 
Tags: mascarpone, Grand Marnier, Espresso, eggs, rum 


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