Thursday, January 21, 2010

When The Italian Meets An Oriental Beauty...

Just as I've promised, here's an update on the signature Italian dessert done two ways: The Classic with a heavy dose of fine espresso and Kahlua, and the Asian inspired, which I'd like to aptly name as The Jade Beauty. Infused with herbal green tea and my all-time favorite Azuki beans, it is a treasure trove of decadent pleasures hidden under those emerald sheets of cream cheese...


I actually have to admit that I am rather pleased with myself. Both tiramisus came out exceptionally divine. The night of chilling did well for melding all those wonderful ingredients together - the lovely lady fingers had ample time to soak in all those fine booze while resting amongst the silky layers of ivory Mascarpone cream, creating this explosion of sublime flavors for a rapturous tastebud awakening after my 8-hour eating hiatus.

The green tea tiramisu was purely an experiment that turned out to be an oriental beauty. I was wondering around my neighborhood baking store and the little bottle of matcha caught my attention. "Hmm, if Starbucks' Green Tea Frappuccino can taste so good, I wonder how green tea would taste in a tiramisu..." And for those who know me well enough, I simply adore Azuki beans, so it was without question that I'd throw those miniature roseate nuggets in for some extra goodness. A jade beauty indeed... Mmm-hmm...

Tsk, all this sugar talk is getting me high. It's time to channel my sugar spike towards a midday jog around the park. I'm trying to soak in as much sunshine as I possibly can before winter strikes again in three days time. School's starting on Monday!

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