Sunday, 2 January 2022

Gingerbread Tiramisu

Turn a beloved, creamy Italian dessert into a festive treat with pumpkin spice and gingerbread.
A delicious dessert with the spices which every one craves for at holiday season: gingerbread spices. The end result: a creamy, sweet tiramisu full of flavours.

Ingredients:
  • 1-2 loaves shop bought gingerbread *
  • 230g cream cheese, softened at room temperature
  • 230g mascarpone, softened at room temperature
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 cup eggnog, divided *
  • ½ cup double cream, whipped to a stiff peak
  • 1 cup espresso or strong coffee
  • finely crushed ginger biscuits for garnish
Method:

Preheat oven to 150ºC/130ºC for fan assist oven.

Cut the gingerbread in 1x3-inch finger sized pieces.

Place on a greaseproof paper and bake for 20-30 minutes until crisped and dried out.

In a bowl, beat together cream cheese and mascarpone until fluffy.

Whisk in brown sugar, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice and ½ cup eggnog.

Fold in whipped cream and set aside.

Place remaining ½ cup eggnog and espresso in a shallow dish, and dip crisped gingerbread into mixture.

In a 9x9 banking dish, drizzle a tablespoon or two of espresso mixture on the bottom, top with gingerbread ladyfingers, followed by ½ the whipped cream, remaining ladyfingers, and top with remaining whipped cream and crushed ginger biscuits.

Refrigerate a few hours to overnight before serving.

Notes: for gingerbread I used shop bought McVitie's Jamaican Ginger Cake 

for eggnog recipe, please refer to the link below:

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