Tiramisu :chocolate_bar:

To tell you that I'm excited for this would be an understatement!

A few weeks ago I was shopping on The Vegan Kind website when I came across the Schlagfix mascarpone. Of course I bought it immediately but it was sitting in my fridge for a while. It was getting close to its best before date so I finally decided to put it to good use and the first thing that popped in my mind was tiramisu!

It used to be my favourite dessert but I stopped eating it a long while ago when I discovered that it's made with raw egg! 🤢 (even my omnivore self was not happy about that!). I've been trying to make it at home since then. In the beginning it was just to remove the raw egg, but even then I didn't get great results. It became even trickier once I went vegan! The easiest thing at the time was to make a coconut based cream but coconut tasting tiramisu is just odd (like my Italian partner reiterated at every opportunity!). Which explains my excitement when I saw the vegan mascarpone!

Now, if you know me at all, you know I'm very picky with following recipes. I read so many and I didn't like any of them!

For the sponge layer (it's impossible to find eggless savoiardi around me) it was easy enough to choose a recipe. I went with the Best Vegan Vanilla Cake from "It doesn't taste like chicken". For the mascarpone cream part however, I let my imagination go wild and hoped for the best :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

I can't tell you how happy I am with how it turned out! My partner couldn't believe it and my next door neighbour was so impressed she texted me that it was the best tiramisu she ever had! Win! :grin:

Vanilla Cake Dry Ingredients

1 1/4 cup AP Flour

3/4 cup Sugar

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

Vanilla Cake Wet Ingredients

2/3 cup Plant Milk

1/3 cup Sunflower Oil

2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

1/2 tbsp Vanilla Extract

Coffee Mix

2 tbsp Instant Coffee

250 ml Water boiling

3 tbsp Brandy

1 tsp Coffee Extract (optional)

Mascarpone Cream

Aquafaba from 1 can, chilled (~150 ml)

1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar

250 g Vegan Mascarpone

1/2 cup Sugar

200 ml Vegan Custard

5 drops Vegan Butter Flavouring

For topping

Cocoa Powder

Instructions

Vanilla Cake

Preheat oven at 180°C. Lightly oil a 30 x 40 cm tray.

Mix all the wet ingredients and add to the dry ingredients. Mix with a whisk or electric mixer until combined.

Pour in the tray and even out with a spatula.

Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.

Coffee Mix

Dissolve the instant coffee in the boiling water. Allow to cool to room temperature.

Once cooled, add the brandy and coffee extract.

Mascarpone Cream

In a tall bowl add the aquafaba and cream of tartar. Whisk with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Set aside.

In a larger bowl, again using the electric mixer, cream the mascarpone with the sugar and add in the custard and butter flavouring.

Once well combined, add in the aquafaba and fold in gently with a spatula until incorporated.

Place in a piping bag with a smooth nozzle.

Assemby

Cut pieces of cake to fit your ramekins. You will need 2 layers of cake per ramekin.

Soak the cake in the coffee mix for 1 second and squeeze gently. Place at the bottom of your ramekin.

Pipe an even layer of mascarpone cream and dust with cocoa powder.

Repeat the process with the cake layer but this time pipe the mascarpone cream in the shape you want. I went with small mounds. Dust with cocoa powder to finish.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Enjoy!

Jo's Tips

It will be much less labour-intensive if you bake your cake layer the day before.

You will need a powerful electric mixer to whisk the aquafaba quickly. If yours is not too powerful be patient. It can take from 2 to 10 minutes for the aquafaba to mount.

Don't oversoak the cake in the coffee mix otherwise you risk it being too bitter.

If your overall bitter to sweet ratio is off balance, dust with a layer of icing sugar before the final cocoa dusting.

Check out the full recipe at:

http://josveganlab.com/recipe/the-best-vegan-tiramisu/ :blush:

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