Tiramisu cheesecake
The ultimate cheesecake for tiramisu lovers!
Big statment but of all desserts I have created for the page, this is probably my favourite!
Ingredients
✨For the base
120g ladyfingers
50g butter (may not need to use all)
✨For the cheesecake
50g dark chocolate 70%
225g double (heavy) cream
3 tsp instant coffee powder
375g cream cheese
135g ricotta
3 eggs
150g white sugar
5g plain wheat flour (all-purpose flour)
7g cocoa powder
Pinch of salt
✨For the tiramisu layer
180g mascarpone
180g whipping cream
1 egg yolk
45g icing sugar
1tsp agar agar (optional, helps it to set)
Cocoa powder for dusting
Method
🍰For the cheesecake
Make the base by blitzing the lady fingers and slowly adding the melted butter until a paste forms. Pack tightly on a 20cm springform pan lined with a double layer of baking paper
Put the chopped chocolate, coffee powder and cream in a bowl and melt over hot water for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat and continue stirring until you have a shiny sauce
Blend with a hand blender the cheeses, eggs and sugar. Slowly add the chocolate mix and finally fold the flour, salt and cocoa powder
Pour mixture evenly onto the baking tin
Bake 35 min in an oven preheated at 180C. Let it COOL COMPLETELY in the fridge
☕️For the tiramisu layer
Whip heavy cream with icing sugar
Whip mascarpone with the egg yolk and agar agar
Fold whipped cream into mascarpone
Apply the mix over the cooled cheesecake
Put it in a refrigerator for 1 hour
Sprinkle it with cocoa before serving
FAQS and Tips
I don´t have agar agar can I still make this? Absolutely! The agar agar helps to give more stability to the cream layer but it will still work if you skip it
I cannot find ladyfingers can I use normal biscuit instead? Yes any biscuit wil work, e.g. biscoff, gingernuts, tea biscuits, etc.
Can I make this gluten-free? Yes, you can use GF biscuits and replace the flour with GF flour
Can I substitute the ricotta with cream cheese? Yes, I personally like the flavour and texture the ricotta gives but it also works great with just cream cheese
