Last Saturday, I learnt to make Tiramisu! Christina was so kind to teach us how to make this sweet non-alcoholic version of the very famous Italian dessert! We had discussed it after our boxercise sessions and we have decided to head to Dulcy's place to learn the ropes!
Me, being the "not-very-domesticated" woman, just went along to have fun! Hahaha.... Although I have always wanted to learn baking and making sweet stuffs, I have never been enthusiastic enough to start! I only ogled at lovely pictures of cupcakes and muffins and other sweet treats!
So there I was at Bedok Central with Christina and Dulcy - 15mins late (as usual) buying stuffs for the tiramisu! We met at NTUC but after 15mins we left the place with nothing! We were looking high and low for the sponge fingers which are absolutely needed for tiramisu. There wasn’t any mascarpone cheese too! So, since Bedok has 3 supermarkets and a Phoon Huat outlet, we thought we could get it elsewhere lah. So we went to Phoon Huat to try to see if there were stuffs there we need and luckily, there were the mascarpone cheese but unfortunately, the sponge fingers were sold out! Damns! We thought we can have better luck at Shop & Save next door but no sponge fingers in sight! We let Dulcy go back first with some of the stuff we had gotten and we continue in search of the sponge fingers!
I had to brave myself to go to Seng Song (there is always an over-powering fishy stench at the entrance) to look.
Nope. Non existence.
Went back to NTUC to try to look for alternatives. By then, we had wasted 1 hour walking the whole of Bedok Central! Then, I gave Boo an SOS call! I remembered that there was a Cold Storage outlet at Causeway Point and most likely Cold Storage should have it! We were so desperate til we were almost getting biscuits as alternatives!
Boo immediately rushed out of the house to help us get the sponge fingers and took a cab from Woodlands to Bedok to make sure we weren’t waiting too long for it! That’s very nice of my boyfriend! Hehehe!!!!
Before Boo arrived, we started with the mixture 1st. As I had promised Christina not to reveal the recipe for this tiramisu, I will only show bits and pieces!
I had to brave myself to go to Seng Song (there is always an over-powering fishy stench at the entrance) to look.
Nope. Non existence.
Went back to NTUC to try to look for alternatives. By then, we had wasted 1 hour walking the whole of Bedok Central! Then, I gave Boo an SOS call! I remembered that there was a Cold Storage outlet at Causeway Point and most likely Cold Storage should have it! We were so desperate til we were almost getting biscuits as alternatives!
Boo immediately rushed out of the house to help us get the sponge fingers and took a cab from Woodlands to Bedok to make sure we weren’t waiting too long for it! That’s very nice of my boyfriend! Hehehe!!!!
Before Boo arrived, we started with the mixture 1st. As I had promised Christina not to reveal the recipe for this tiramisu, I will only show bits and pieces!
The Ingredients!
Our cups of instant coffee.I seriously don't recommend this.
Buy Kopi-O from the kopitiam is better.
Eggs!
Add in the sugar!
The girls!
Add in the mascarpone into the egg and mix well!
In less then a minute, my mixture is soooo smooth....
The Sponge fingers!Boo is our saviour!
Soak the fingers with coffee!Don't put too much if not will end up like my soggy tiramisu!
2nd layer of fingers~!
Done!Put in the fridge to chill for 8 hours minimum!
I left my dessert in Dulcy's fridge and collected it the next day cos I was meeting Kristy and Edwin for dinner! Yay! We can see baby Chelsea again!
Dinner at Pasta de Waraku at Marina Square
The many faces of Chelsea!
I looked so tired!Chelsea looked very stressed!
Kristy is looking real happy!
After shopping, we need some refreshment!
At Changing Appetite
Chelsea was biting the table so her mama took a piece of baby wipes to wipe it and gave it to her and she continue wiping from there! So funny! Here she is, wiping her mama's arm!
Daddy Edwin craves for Mudpies!He initially wanted Coffee Club's mudpie but too bad they closed early!
Boo ordered a brownie!
Guys and their sweet tooth!
See, Boo is always capable of making kids imitating him.
My best friend and her Joy!
peek-a-boo!!!
Bleh!
Auntie Celine and Baby Chelsea shared a funny moment together!Oh what a busy and fulfilling saturdays with all my good friends with me!
So, how about the tiramisu?
The Verdict:
My first-ever tiramisu after testing, wasn’t as good as it looked. It was a bit too sweet and the sponge fingers were too soggy. I think I’d prefer the alcoholic version and maybe not use instant coffee as there wasn’t really much coffee taste to it.
Boo took a bite and gave me a “please-don’t-ask-me-to-have-another-bite” smirk. My mama says she likes it! Think she is giving me face lah!
I tried another recipe last Wednesday when I had the day off. I searched for some recipe online and saw a few easy ones and I combined them together, use a different method and made an alcoholic one!
I like it better then the 1st although I need to add more liquor and use stronger coffee!
I am thinking of making 1 more tonight or tomorrow! Will take pictures and share the recipe!
Boo took a bite and gave me a “please-don’t-ask-me-to-have-another-bite” smirk. My mama says she likes it! Think she is giving me face lah!
I tried another recipe last Wednesday when I had the day off. I searched for some recipe online and saw a few easy ones and I combined them together, use a different method and made an alcoholic one!
I like it better then the 1st although I need to add more liquor and use stronger coffee!
I am thinking of making 1 more tonight or tomorrow! Will take pictures and share the recipe!
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