Typically English Food

Sorry absent - lots of recipes for tiramisu have cream in them, that's all....
Carluccio's doesn't. Apologies for what my children call my "grasshopper brain".

Mamie I'm getting very confused now. What cream?

No, no egg white at all. See here:
www.antonio-carluccio.com/Tiramisu

I have the original Carluccio "Invitation to Italian Cooking" and we have always made it this way. It suits me particularly now because I couldn't get the right sort of cream here in France, anyway!

Mamie Doesn't he fold whisked egg white into the mascarpone and yolk mixture? That's most unusual.

Sorry (sp) should be tiramisu!

I use Carluccio's tiramasu recipe. You mix mascarpone with an egg yolk and a tablespoon of caster with a bit of vanilla sugar. You soak the savoiardi biscuits in strong coffee and kahlua (coffee liqueur), then layer with the mascarpone and dust the top with cocoa powder. The recipe is on the internet if you google Carluccio and tiramasu. We like it because it is not too sweet.

Tiramisù is thought to have been invented by the owner of the restaurant El Toulà in Treviso in the 1970s, so it's certainly not English. There are lots of different versions but the secret of success is to use the best-quality ingredients. Cooking the eggs is a British idea – they don't do it in Italy. (Blame the legacy of Edwina Curry for this.)

I know- someone suggested it but I went wth the Victoria sandwich for the event.
It's just this recipe is so easy & really good so I was happy to share it.

Rhubarb /gooseberry Fool
Syllabub
or just a big bowl of red fruits and cream!

Yum..I am feeling the need for something sweet!

Just love tirami su (pull me up) - but it really is not typically English food

Tiramisu recipe on recipe page but did NOT mean to say it was suitable for children- I just meant they can help make it. I'll get done for child abuse giving all that booze to children.
When I made this for our Jubillee street party I stood guard over it in case any children tried to have a portion! Mind you few young children like the flavour of coffee & I do put a LOT of brandy & marsala in it anyway so it may have been safe.
I hope you enjoy it- we do!

Rhubarb or apple crumble. Hot with custard or cold with pouring cream. ( what am I thinking. Am trying to loose weight here. Will now have Ryvita and marmite to purge my taste buds)

PLEASE STOP IT! I would love some steak and kidney pie, hotpot, scouse, a cream tea..........

Sorry, Sorry- been up to my ears in grandchildren. Soon as I get in from work tonight I'll post Tiramisu on recipes.

For the record I DID do the Victoria Sponge with grated lemon rind in mix & slightly lemony frosting & decorated it in a Union Jack with fresh fruit & it won the best dish!! I even had requests to make some for weddings, parties etc. I passed on the recipe as far too busy.

No prizes just the kudos. Mind you I will have to make all the other scrummy things suggested soon now as just reading this link has made my mouth water.

recipe will be on tonight- promise!
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I must stop reading this thread.

Definitely summer pudding with runny double cream. I have jusy made one and it is ready and waiting in the fridge. It's so easy to make, easy to transport and impressive. Or, custard tart is another favorite.

This recipe looks as if it might be good though. Uses eggs and real coffee.

[whisper] only tried tiramisu once, wasn't very impressed. Maybe it depends how good the ingredients are...

[vanishes fast]

annobel its so easy for a VS to go flat it has happened to me a few times I think maybe I may not have beaten enough ait into the mixture,my favourite is Lemon Drizzle cake which I make on a regular basis and goes down well with the family as it is cut into finger size slices always nice and moist.
Awaiting recipe for Tiramisu

Lots of us waiting for the Tiramisu recipe (wonder of glass is too )

She had some secret recipe which involved melting the butter and chucking all the ingredients in together. There might be a broomstick lurking in the shed though.

Sounds like a bit of witchcraft to me, Annobel!

My last Victoria sponge emerged from the oven as flat as two pancakes and I couldn't work out what I had done wrong. Then, last week, My DiL produced the most excellent light sponge - amazing, because my DS, who used to be a chef, does all the cooking and baking in that household. I had no idea that she could bake! She keeps that very quiet.

Tiramsu recipe PERLEASE!

If you bake a lot it is easy to assume a Victoria Sponge is a bit run of the mill. But it is really surprising how many people enjoy a homebaked VS. Failing that I would opt for a Trifle or Eton Mess.