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Matcha Tiramisu

Prep Time:

20 Minutes

Cook Time:

10 Minutes

Serves:

8 - 10 Servings

Level:

Intermediate

About the Recipe

Back in the 1980s and 90s, the must have dessert in Japan was tiramisu. Tiramisu is still pretty popular in Japan today and most younger Japanese will be surprised to hear that it's Italian and not Japanese in origin. Like a lot of other foods that the Japanese have adopted as their own, some Japanese variants of tiramisu have emerged, the best of which is this recipe - Matcha Tiramisu.

Ingredients

1.5 tbsp matcha powder


100ml hot water


13 sponge fingers


1 tbsp golden syrup


130g mascarpone cheese


20g sugar


130g double cream

Preparation

set 1/2 tbsp of the matcha aside - you will need it later


add the hot water to the remaining matcha in a small bowl a little at time, whisk well until the matcha is dissolved, then add the golden syrup and whisk again


soak the sponge fingers in the matcha liquid in a shallow dish, turn over the sponge fingers a couple of times so they are well soaked and plenty of the. matcha liquid is absorbed


meanwhile, put the mascarpone & sugar in a bowl and whisk 


add the cream, and whisk again until the cream keeps its peaks


now, lay half of the fingers in a dish and  sprinkle some of the leftover matcha liquid over the fingers


next, spread 1/2 of the mascarpone & cream over the fingers and create an even layer


lay the rest of the sponge fingers over the cream, then gently spread the remaining cream over the second layer of fingers, smooth the cream over with a knife or the back of a spoon


sprinkle 1/2 tbsp of matcha powder over the cream until it’s covered


refridgerate to cool for at least 1 hour before serving

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