Serves : 6
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Refrigeration time: 1 hour
The cream
- 4 eggs, whites and yolks separated
- 1 pinch salt
- 60 ml (4 tablespoons) sugar for whites
- 120 ml (8 tbsp) sugar for yolks
- 500 gr (17 oz) mascarpone cheese
- 120 ml (8 tbsp.) Amaretto
- 1/2 lemon, zest
Coffee syrup
- 250 ml (1 cup) strong filter coffee
- 60 ml (4 tbsp.) Amaretto
- 12 cookies by the spoonful
- Q.S. Cacao powder extra raw 100% cocoa, Cacao Barry
- Q.S. Crispearls Cacao Barry
Preparation
The cream
- In a bowl, add a pinch of salt and whisk egg whites until stiff.
- Add the sugar and continue whisking until stiff. Set aside.
- Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl, then add the sugar and whisk until smooth and fluffy.
- Add the mascarpone, Amaretto and lemon zest to the whitened egg yolks and whisk until smooth and creamy.
- Fold in the egg whites with a spatula, mixing gently to obtain a light cream.
Coffee syrup
- Prepare a strong filter coffee.
- Mix the coffee and amaretto in a bowl.
- Soak the sponge fingers in the coffee syrup.
- Assembling the verrine
- Place a layer of mascarpone cream on the bottom of each verrine, followed alternately by a layer of soaked cookies, a layer of mascarpone cream, a layer of soaked cookies and, for decoration, a sprinkling of cocoa powder and chocolate pearls.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.