{"id":276,"date":"2010-12-20T09:40:30","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T09:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=276"},"modified":"2010-12-20T09:40:41","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T09:40:41","slug":"a-celebration-and-tiramisu-was-invited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=276","title":{"rendered":"A Celebration and Tiramisu was Invited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was invited out last night to celebrate a dear friend&#8217;s birthday. \u00c2\u00a0The dinner party had an Italian theme, which we all contributed a dish to. \u00c2\u00a0My contribution, Tiramisu. \u00c2\u00a0Of course, I made a double batch so I could have a try (ahem, well, ok Greg wanted to have a try too). \u00c2\u00a0We were told no presents, but I felt a block of Green &amp; Blacks organic chocolate was in order, I mean who could say no to G&amp;B&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Greenandblacks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-279\" title=\"Greenandblacks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Greenandblacks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Greenandblacks.jpg 373w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Greenandblacks-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is the Tiramisu recipe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 eggs, separated<br \/>\n4 tbsp sugar (I use raw sugar)<br \/>\n1 cup strong black coffee, cold<br \/>\n250gm mascarpone cheese<br \/>\n200gm sponge fingers<br \/>\n4 tbsps (optional) liquor of your choice (I used Amarula which is a creamy liquor) &#8211; Traditionally you can use Marsala or Vermouth if desired.<br \/>\nunsweetened cocoa<br \/>\npinch of salt<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Place egg whites and egg yolks in separate bowls. \u00c2\u00a0Place sugar in bowl with egg yolks. \u00c2\u00a0Beat until thick and creamy. \u00c2\u00a0Next, add mascarpone, a spoonful at a time, until blended. \u00c2\u00a0Set aside. \u00c2\u00a0Whisk egg whites with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form. \u00c2\u00a0Gently add beaten egg whites to the mascarpone mixture. \u00c2\u00a0Stir until just combined.<\/p>\n<p>In a dish pour in coffee and liquor. \u00c2\u00a0Dip each side of sponge fingers quickly in coffee and arrange in bottom of a shallow dish. \u00c2\u00a0Add half of the mascarpone mixture. \u00c2\u00a0Repeat another layer of sponge fingers that have been dipped in the coffee mix. \u00c2\u00a0Add the rest of the mascarpone mixture and smooth over. Dust the top with cocoa powder using a sieve. \u00c2\u00a0Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours or preferably overnight, to allow the flavours to infuse.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_278\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Tiramisu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"size-full wp-image-278\" title=\"Tiramisu\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Tiramisu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Tiramisu.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Tiramisu-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiramisu<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was invited out last night to celebrate a dear friend&#8217;s birthday. \u00c2\u00a0The dinner party had an Italian theme, which we all contributed a dish to. \u00c2\u00a0My contribution, Tiramisu. \u00c2\u00a0Of course, I made a double batch so I could have &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=276\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[89],"class_list":["post-276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-celebrations","category-gastronomic-explosions-aka-yummy-food-recipes","tag-tirumisu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}