Hi everyone my name is Mai and welcome to my kitchen
So today i'm going to show you guys how to make a cascade tiramisu as inspired
by Dominique Ansel's creation from his London restaurant Dominique Ansel Treehouse
It's sort of like a modern twist to the Italian classic with three layers of amaretti biscuit
sandwiched between layers of mascarpone mousse and topped with a lava and gooey like
cream layer on top that sort of spills out as soon as you pull up the outer plastic wrapper
So it's very fun very theatrical but also very delicious
So i'm going to show you guys how i'm going to do it using simple home cooking methods
and hope you guys will find it useful
So yeah hope you enjoy
I'm going to show you how to make the amaretti biscuit discs from scratch
but you can also use premade Savoyardi or amaretti biscuits brought from the store
Keep watching and i'll let you know how to use them later on
You'll first need to separate the eggs
We're going to use the egg whites for these biscuits
Using a mixer beat the egg whites while gradually adding the sugar until it reaches stiff peak
Then start folding in the ground almond
Remember to also add some amaretto liquor to your paste for that extra almond taste
Now we're going to roll out the dough
Out of practicality i like to do this directly onto a lined baking tray
lightly dusted with some icing sugar
The dough is quite sticky so we're going to divide it into six equal portions
then cover them in icing sugar before rolling them out as well
We're going to use a rolling pin and a cookie cutter with a diameter of about 10 centimeters
Roll out each of the dough ball to a thickness of about three to five millimeters
then use the cookie cutter to cut out your circular biscuit shapes
Remember to avoid overworking the dough otherwise it might become too dense and
your biscuit might become tough and make it difficult to absorb the coffee afterwards
We're going to repeat this with the rest of the dough until we get six nice biscuits
then we're going to finish by dusting some icing sugar on top
We're then going to pop this into a preheated oven at 160 degrees and bake it for 13 minutes
Now we're going to prepare the coffee dip
I simply used some dark roast instant coffee added some hot water and some amaretto liquor
mix everything together then leave it to cool down on the side
Moving on to the mascarpone mousse
First we're going to separate the egg
We're going to create two different mixture one with the mascarpone and
egg yolk and another one with beaten egg whites and combine the two together
Add the egg yolk and the first portion of sugar then mix everything
together until it becomes light in color and creamy
If you've made your amaretti biscuits from scratch and don't know what to
do with the extra yolk, you can add it to this mix at this stage as well
Once the yolk mixture becomes smooth and light in color start
adding the mascarpone cheese and mix until it becomes well blended
Remember to scrape the sides as well
Once done set aside
We're now going to move on to the egg whites
Beat the egg whites while gradually adding the sugar until it reaches stiff peaks
Once that's done we're going to fold the two mixtures together
start with a small amount then gradually add the rest into the mix
once everything is well combined cover and refrigerate until assembly
Next up we're going to prepare the runny whipped cream topping
Add some sugar to the cream and whip until you get the consistency desired
You can use either whipped cream or double cream for this
You don't immediately need to do this I would actually advise doing this last
right before you're about to serve
Be careful not to over whip otherwise it might become too thick and won't flow
if that happens you can add a bit of milk to thin it out
Keep lifting up your whisk to check that you've got the consistency that you wanted
Once it's done refrigerate
It's now time to assemble
I measured out some acetate wrap and cut the length needed using
the cookie cutter that I previously used to make the amaretti biscuit
As a reference i also cut it in half so that it's got about a 10 centimeter height
add some tape to the edges and neatly cut the ends so that you can stick it together later on
Moving on to the fun part
We're going to start by dipping our first biscuit into the coffee
Soak it a few times until it becomes slightly soft to the touch
although you don't want it to fall apart
Then we're going to take a scoop in half of our mascarpone mousse and put it on top
We're then going to take our acetate film and wrap it around the base
Leave a bit of space so that it's easier for you to assemble and remove the film later on
Now repeat the process with another layer of biscuit then another layer of mascarpone mousse
and finish with a final biscuit on top
I would recommend to place the biscuit down at a slight angle
then gently pressing it down so that the mascarpone mousse can be distributed evenly
Now if you chose to use store-bought biscuit they obviously don't come in this circular shape
So what you can do is soak them first then crush them into smaller pieces
and layer them at the base and between layers of mascarpone mousse
Once you've built this I'd recommend to let it refrigerate for a bit in the fridge for
at least a few hours so that the mascarpone mousse layers can set
and the biscuit can properly soak in the flavors
When you're ready to serve pour the whipped cream on top
give it a quick shake to even out then finish with some cocoa powder
and that's it you're ready for the big reveal
it's now time for the taste test
What i like the most about this dish is the very interesting difference in consistency and textures
from the mousse biscuit and the slightly more liquid whipped cream the biscuit layers are
quite soft with intense coffee flavor whereas the mascarpone mousse gives it a more creamy and
sweet touch and finally the whipped cream adds some freshness to the overall dish
So that's it for today
Thank you so much guys, I hope you guys found this video useful
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