EGGLESS TIRAMISU CAKE

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Tiramisu is a layered Italian dessert and literally means 'pick me up'.This is a combination of crispy Savioardi (Lady fingers) soaked in espresso coffee and layered with rich and creamy mascoporne cheese ,egg whites and marsala wine.Instead of eggs I used whipped cream.Though this dessert looks intimidating, it is actually very easy to prepare.

Ingredients
Eggless Savioardi: Prepared using 1 cup of flour
Mascaporne cheese: 8 oz
Powdered sugar: 1/4 cup
Whipping cream: 1 cup (divided 3/4 +1/4 cup)
Chocolate chips: 1/4 cup
Instant coffee or espresso powder: 2 - 4 tsp
Hot water: 1 cup
Granulated sugar: 4 tsp
Vanilla extract: 1/2 tsp

Procedure:
Filling:
Take 3/4 cream in a bowl with 1/4 cup of powdered sugar and whip the cream until it forms stiff peaks
Take the mascoporne cheese in another bowl and blend it slightly with a hand blender
Now gently fold in the whipped cream and refrigerate until use

Coffee syrup:
Boil 1 cup of water and add coffee powder and sugar and prepare the coffee syrup

Chocolate ganache:
Mix 1/4 cup of heavy whipping cream and 1/4 cup of chocolate chips together
Microwave this for 1 minute and stir well
Allow this to cool to room temperature

Assembling the cake:

1. Take a 7" square pan and line it with aluminium foil (or use a spring form pan)
2. Dip the lady fingers in coffee syrup for a second and arrange in the pan as a layer
3. Spread half of the cream and cheese mixture on top of the lady fingers
4. Spread the chocolate ganache (If you are not using chocolate ganache just sprinkle the cocoa powder)
5. Arrange another of lady fingers dipped on coffee
6. Spread the remaining mascoporne mixture
7. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder using a sieve
8. Cover with a cling wrap and refrigerate overnight
9. Remove the cake by lifting the aluminum foil from the pan
10. Slice the cake as required

Notes:
Store bought lady fingers can be used to make the process very easy (This will contains eggs unless you find a vegan one)
Using chocolate ganache is optional but it enhances the taste
I used Bru instant coffee powder for the coffee syrup. This works well
If Mascaporne cheese is not available it can be prepared with heavy cream as well.
Alternatively cream cheese can also be used but the taste will be different
Always keep refrigerated.The cake stays well for 3-4 days (have not tried beyond that)
My daughter loves this a lot. I used to prepare for her by replacing the coffee syrup with hot chocolate

Step by step pictures

References
http://rasamalaysia.com/tiramisu-recipe/
http://www.tarladalal.com/Tiramisu-(-Eggless-Desserts-Recipe)-1123r
http://www.joyofbaking.com/Tiramisu.html
http://showmethecurry.com/desserts/tiramisu.html

EGGLESS SAVOIARDI | LADY FINGERS SPONGE

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Savoiardi/Lady fingers/Sponge fingers is an Italian cookie that is shaped like a big fat finger. This is the main ingredient in many Italian desserts like Tiramisu, Charlottes etc. I wanted to make a Tiramisu cake and ended up making eggless Lady fingers.I adapted the basic procedure from joy of baking and combined the recipe for short bread and lady fingers and ended up with these cookies.Since I have never tasted the real lady fingers I cannot comment if these tasted more or less similar to the original. But all I could say is the taste and flavor was really good and it soaked the coffee well in Tiramisu which served the purpose.And above all my daughter just loves these sponge fingers more than the regular cookies.

PAPAYA HALWA

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Last time I bought a huge papaya from the market so that I can make fruit salad for the kids.As usual after having a couple of pieces they refused to eat.I had no idea how to finish off that huge papaya and finally made halwa with it.Both my kids (including me too) have a very sweet tooth and finished off the halwa. The halwa had a beautiful color all naturally and also tasted great. I followed the same recipe for Kasi halwa