Tiramisu - Veneto's Favourite Dessert

All I want to do is smear it all over you and,,,

Anyway, it’s nice. I like it.
I also like it quite alcoholic. People often make it with Marsala which of course would lead some to believe that it originates from Sicily. But it was actually first created in Veneto, along my other two favourite things in life – Grappa and,,, I’ll leave that to your imagination.

So, drink a load of grappa. Then put your Moka pot on, make a very strong coffee and set it aside to cool – add some sugar to taste if you like it sweet and then a big glug of Grappa (or whatever love potion you fancy).

Separate two eggs, whip the whites to make stiff peaks, whisk the yolks with 50g of sugar till smooth and creamy. Pour yourself another shot of Grappa and add 250g of Mascarpone into the yolk mixture, then gently fold the whites in.

Now it’s time to get those lady fingers drunk and creamy. Quickly dunk the Savioardi into the coffee and grappa, but don’t soak them – just teasingly dip them in and out. Layer the moist fingers in the bottom of a glass and cover with the cream. Keep going until you run out of cream, fingers or space. Lick the bowl out and drink the remaining coffee/grappa. Suck a finger.

Put everything in the fridge to cool down for a couple of hours then smear it all over someone and lick it off.

There, I said it.