Thursday, April 29, 2010

Easier Tiramisu Cake

Not much happening at home lately. Its all routine and nothing more. Have not been baking much as well but promised myself to make a cake for one of our close friends. He was turning 40 and it was a cause for celebration!!

I decided on a tiramisu cake. Tiramisu would sound intimidating for those who dont know how to make it, cos they normally taste real heavenly and looks good too! But once I ran through the recipe (more than a year ago!) and actually started doing it, it was real easy. And the finished product looks soooo impressive even if its made by an amateur!
The only "highly skilled" part of making this cake is when it comes to whipping the cream. In our weather, I've learnt from past mistake that we need to FREEZE the bowl, beater and the cream for at least 10 mins. Only then, the cream turns out nicely whipped :-) Trust me, learnt from personal mistake and cream aint cheap these days you know. Even cheese is so darn expensive! Dont even try mascarpone cheese cos they cost almost RM30 for a bar of 250gm which is just enough for a small cake. I stick to cream cheese :-) To me, they still taste heavenly if you have a generous dose of Baileys ... hehehe.


9 comments:

LittleLamb said...

wow......nice i want to try...

come, let's get karen over to yr place. i think she's settled down now..

Ann said...

Wow....you can sell your cakes already I think!!! :)

I don't even know what you were talking about with the cheese and freezing bowl!!! hahaha....

You are really PRO!

mNhL said...

this is really nice! Your friend are so lucky. haha....nobody baked for me before :(

Charmaine said...

Interesting tip about freezing the bowl before whipping the cream. Good tip! May need to do that here during summer when temps are high. Love the presentation.

mommy to chumsy said...

You are making me so hungry. Your cake looks simply delicious :D

Lee said...

Hi Lady, your cake looks fantastic.
But regret I have never tasted nor eaten one before.
You have any left? Ha ha.
Have a nice day, best regards, Lee.

Kristie said...

wow yummy! am sure it tastes heavenly :)

the little prince said...

Wow, you definately can open a cake shop!!

MeRy said...

Nice cake....