Having fun in the Kitchen – Part 1

Having a weak spot for the famous “pick me up” I will always tend to order it whenever I see it on the dessert menu, but hey, isn’t it good to be able to make one for yourself in the comfort of a familiar kitchen and indulge it while you’re watching your favorite TV series? Well, I did, or sort of, but in someone else’s kitchen.

I managed to persuade D (a friend of mine) to share the making process and recipe with me. After 1 week on consideration, D finally agreed. So let’s go and have some fun in D’s Kitchen.

Things you need

4 egg yolks

3/4 cup of sugar

2 teaspoon of vanilla essence

250g of marscapone cheese

200ml of whipping cream

1 cup of strong coffee with your desired amount of kahlua

1 packet of sponge fingers

Cocoa powder

5 plastic containers

Mascarpone Cheese, Cocoa Powder, Coffee Powder, Vanilla Essence...

Sponge Fingers...

 Step 1

Blend egg yolks with sugar until smooth, add vanilla essences and blend till pale yellow.  Add mascarpone cheese in batches and blend till smooth. Pour into an airtight container and refrigerate for about an hour.

 

 

Step 2

Whip cream till stiff, then fold it into the refrigerated cheese mixture. Place in fridge again for another 1 hour, or till the mixture is firm enough to use without being too messy.

Step 3

Brew a cup of strong coffee and place it in a big bowl to cool.  Add your desired amount of Kahlua into the coffee when it’s cool. (In the mean time, D and me watch Shrek 3 to kill the time in between.)

An hour plus later…the mixture is firm enough to use.

Step 4

(i) Dip the sponge fingers into the cool coffee and layered it into the container.

(ii) Pour the chilled cheese mixture over the soaked sponge fingers, making sure its a thin layer just covering the sponge fingers.

(iii) Dust cocoa powder over and repeat step (i) and (ii) and lastly dust another layer of cocoa powder over.

Refrigerate for up to 8 hours and tadah….Bon Appetit!!! =)

PS: Please ignore the “bump” caused I didn’t layered the sponge properly and check out the mess after everything…