Green tea tiramisu I would sell my Guccis for.
I’m really not much of a baking person, I’m not one to fret over precise measurements of different types of flour, yeasts etc and I’m completely not bothered with the large-scale clean up that comes after the cake has been served. I love cooking because you’re allowed a sense of control when it comes to recipes, you can play around with the ingredients because there really is no need for accuracy (which is why most of my recipes don’t really have accurate measurements)
I like my food cooked fast and my desserts fuss-free. If I wanted anything fancier, I’d just eat out at a restaurant you know? My green tea tiramisu is something I’m very proud of- it’s a no-bake dessert, has everything i’ve ever dreamed (the only thing it lacks is a hot date to share it with but I guess my BFF Dejiki would suffice for now XD)
The only thing hard about it is probably the 5 hours you need to wait for it to chill. Aah that’s another reason why I’m not such fan of baking; I’m severely lacking in the patience department (something I have in common with 70% of the male population) I just can’t sit and fiddle in front of the oven waiting for the damn cake to rise.. I honestly admire and applaud you homebakers, how do you guys do it??
Mascarpone cheese has this perfect thick, whipped consistency right out of the container – don’t you think it looks heavenly already?
Purists would probably scoff at the idea of having a non-espresso, kahlua based tiramisu but I love my green tea and I don’t care for opinions made by old men who drink coffee in their sweats and catch flies all day (that’s how I’d imagine tiramisu purists to look like) Green tea tiramisu isn’t something new and the basic essentials of making a tiramisu still remain; I’m using lady fingers like all tiramisu recipes – italian sugar-coated sponge biscuits with a slight hint of vanilla.
You need to steep the lady fingers in a cup of matcha green tea and arrange them to make a base for your tiramisu. Try not to go overboard with the steeping like I did lol or the tiramisu would be overly moist…which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Smooth over the first layer of mascarpone..remember we are not aiming for perfection here people. If I was aiming for perfection, I would have opened a patisserie a long time ago selling slices of tiramisu at an inflated price of $9.99 ;D
Green Tea Tiramisu
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup white sugar
1.5 tsp vanilla extract
300g mascarpone cheese
1 packet lady finger biscuits
the best matcha powder you can buy
200ml hot water
1. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar and the vanilla essence until it turns a light yellow.
2. Fold in the mascarpone cheese and mix till smooth (it’s best to leave it out of the fridge for a bit so you don’t have to beat the heck out of a solid chunk of cheese.)
3. Make your green tea with the hot water and lightly soak the lady fingers in the tea.
4. Arrange the biscuits in the dish to make a base for the tiramisu.
5. Cover the biscuits with half of the mascarpone mixture and dust some matcha powder on it.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 until you get a duo layer tiramisu!
7. Cover with cling wrap and chill it in the fridge for 5 hours at least (no cheating guys, I’m watching you.)
The BFF LOVES this tiramisu and only eats it when I make it – he also happens to be the pickiest eater I know so it makes me feel almost godly whenever I give him a slice LOL. If you have any questions pertaining to the recipe, ask me in the comments!
Work’s finally overrrr!! I really should start packing for my move but unfortunately, my mind seems to be more interested in making lunch/dinner dates with my friends haha! I haven’t got the slightest clue on how I’m going to pack all my make-up and shoes x_x I thinking of wrapping everything (make-up, I mean) in bubble wrap and packing them in a box to be checked in as “Fragile”. Anyone have any better ideas?
OMGGGG. That looks and sounds incredible!! I actually had a green tea tiramisu for the first time last weekend when SO and I went out to dinner at this new (well, to us anyway) Japanese restaurant. It was soooo good but I bet yours is even better. SO and I have mastered the regular tiramisu but I so can’t wait to try and make this! I think we even still have a pack of ladyfingers in the cupboard. I wonder if anyone’s tried whisking the matcha powder into the marscapone yet? I think that would make it heavenly lol. The slice I had wasn’t quite green tea enough for me (well, and then they suffocated the poor thing in cocoa powder which I promptly inhaled and choked on. I am such a ditz sometimes). What do you think?
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hehe im so gg to try this!
dont mind me asking, whr can we find mascarpone cheese, matcha powder & the lady finger biscuits in sg though??
hahah noob in baking here.
THANKQQQQ in advance it rly looks delish!
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Wow, looks nice though I don’t like green tea.
Did you take the pictures in your backyard or something?
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oh gosh by the time I finished reading this post my whole mouth had filled up with saliva (lol you really didn’t need to know that, but that looks so delicious!!!) Love the plate you served it in too. This just reminded me of the tiramisu I had for New Year’s, I’m going to run and do a post on that as soon as I can
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ahhhh, yummy!!!!
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Your green tea tiramisu looks totally and utterly delish! Thanks for the recipe!!!
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haha!! i love the way you write!! very humorous! =D
the tiramisu looks fabulous!! i wan to eat it!…gosh so many recipes to try and not enough time!
yeah..and while bubble wrapping it throw in those styrofoam thingys so make the “safer” hehe…and ganbatte for the packing!! or should i add in something more sinful? dun bring, buy there! hehe but will it be cheap there?(erm ignore it if you want ah! >.< )
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oh my! this looks reaaaally good! (:
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yum girl! that looks amazing =)
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@ Catherine
Lol I’ve never tried making the original tiramisu because I’ve never really been much of a coffee cake person, I love coffee but I don’t really like it in a dessert form! Anyway, omg you should try mixing some matcha in with the cheese and tell me how it goes!
@ lynette
Hey hun! Are you making this for teddy on vday? *cough cough* lol Actually since you live in Simei, it makes things a lot easier because I actually bought the cheese from the Phoon Huat baking supplies outlet next to Simei Mrt.
500g tub of mascarpone cheese = $11.40 I think. The bad thing is you’ll have leftovers but I guess you could make like another batch of tiramisu lol.
Lady finger biscuits = $3.20 from NTUC tampines. I think the Phoon Huat place should have it too so you might want to check.
Matcha powder = $6 from Meidi-ya. It’s actually in sachets of 40 (supposed to be drank as tea) so I could give you a couple of sachets lol if you want!
Hope that helps, tweet me if you have anymore questions ;D
@ AtelierGal
Oh no why don’t you like green tea ;_; I can’t live without it lol.
I actually take photos usually out in the garden because the lighting in my house is terrible lol.
@ makeup morsels
omg you should!! I love reading anything food-related lol.
@ nlngstar
thanks! It’s indeed very yummy :3
@ Blair
It was my pleasure actually! Let me know if you ever get around to making it
@ evie
Thank you sweetheart! Lol well if you’ve got some time, take a breather from school work and try out the recipe – It’s amazing!
Okay where do I get the foam have you got any idea? I have to bring my make-up lol, make-up there is really expensive! A MAC lipstick over here is around $27 maybe but a MAC lipstick over there is like $32 :/
@ faiz
Thank you! It really is made of awesome.
@ Mel
hey mel!! I loveee your soy sauce chicken recipe, I’m actually going to try it out this week <3
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drrrrroooooolingggggg*
thanks for sharing, ilyana! packing for your move? where to? if dont mind sharing…
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wow! the look of it sure looks like creamy cheese cake! could you courier one over here please?
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omg! thanks for the recipe~ I’ve never had anything like that lol. looks so delicioussss
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Hahah thanks for e info ily. & yessss tryin to make for teddy but I’ll def tell him e recipe is from u!!
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you can try art friend or spotlight.but i think their prices are a little exp as they sell them for craft not packing hehe…but if you need alot you can buy in bulk, i search online and saw this! http://www.kimannagencies.com/…and http://www.partyware.com.sg/index_files/Page2333.htm (skp)
you can buy your bubble wrap from there too..hehe…nope it helps! XD
and the makeup are so exp!!!..buy more from spore!
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woooooooooooooooah. looks TDF. what a flavour combo, green tea and mascarpone.
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@ mariam
I’ll be moving to Melbourne in 2 weeks for school! ;D
@ Sue
Hahaha it does look like a multi-layer cheesecake no? Aww I wish I could lol.
@ kristie
I think if you’re into green tea, you’d love this recipe!
@ lynette
Aww that’s so sweet, I hope you both like the tiramisu :3 Happy Vday in advance!
@ evie
That’s a good idea actually, I think I’m going to put all my make up in the plastic containers lol. Thanks!!
@ amy
IT IS IT IS!! Try it out some time hun
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oh yum. this looks absolutely delicious! Gorgeous pictures and so love that matcha green. It’s my fav colour in the world. x
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February 10th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Aww thank you so much! I love the color of matcha as well, green tea is my fave tea of all time. Thank you so much for reading ;D
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hello
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i am sooo gonna try this recipe. it looks delicious!
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February 13th, 2010 at 11:47 am
hey hun, thank you so much for reading! I’ve made this recipe a couple of times and it’s really foolproof, try it out and let me know how you like it ;D
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That looks SO GOOD!
I love green tea products AND I LOVE Tiramisu!<3
Mascarpone Cheese looks so delicious and fluffy, is really expensive?
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Hi, i love your recipe
gotta try it 1 day.
but wondering what you use for the baking?
Plastic bowl possible?
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