(Something like) tiramisu, version 2

hi connie, tiramisu looks great!
what’s the diff bet mascarpone & cream cheese? where do you buy mascarpone? parang wala akong nakikita sa grocery.
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Hi Leah. Mascarpone comes in tubs similar to the container of cottage cheese. It’s also white but softer and milder. Not as salty as cream cheese. My husband buys mascarpone at the Pioneer Center in Mandaluyong.

Try adding whipped cream to cream cheese to lighten it. I read somewhere that the mixture is a good substitute for mascarpone.

am now “living” for the moment at mascarpone land hehe
hello from italia sassy…add a dash of liquer yum yum

eva, oh ok, that is a great idea. thanks.
Hi Sha. you never keep still, do you? In France one day, Italy the next LOL Have fun!

hey, just wanted to share how I substitute mascarpone when I dont have it. I usually add 1/4 cup of cream to a cup of cream cheese, and add a tablespoon or two of butter. Of course, it’s always best to use the real thing, but my mom couldn’t tell the difference. Mas mura na, walang hassle pa, grocery lang punta.

Tulip, thank you! Wow, that’s a life saver. Ka hirap maghanap ng mascarpone, mahal pa!

Hi Sassy,

There is also a constant supply of mascarpone in specialty delis like Santi’s or Galileo in Mandaluyong. I love tiramisu, too!

Ang layo, Mik. Saddest part is that during the rare times I go to Santi’s, I really can’t buy mascarpone in bulk because of the expiration dates. Gosh, I miss Santi’s — the only place where I can buy frozen puff pastry dough.

hi connie,

I passed by Santi’s just this afternoon from NLRC, and thought of buying the tiramisu ingredients there. Maybe next time.

With the tips given here, not having mascarpone won’t stop me from making tiramisu after all.

hi connie!

gusto kong i-try ang tiramisu, kaya lang mukhang walang lady finger dito even mamon tostado, any suggestion for replacemnt for the two…….

regards…

jherry

yah, lemon, mascarpone is too expensive.

jherry, you can bake your own sponge cake and use that as a base.

wow ms connie… this is really a great site… i want to make tiramisu talaga… kaya lang the “mascarpone thing” alway prevented me… now makakagawa na ko with all the tips/subs that i got here… thanks po sa lahat… happy baking!!!

Hmm Tiramisu!!! The first thing I ever learn here in Italy, I hated the smell of olive oil, vinegar and coffee and pizza, but not tiramisu. Here are some tips na natutunan ko dito sa Italia on tiramisu:
Lady fingers? do it yourself
ingridients: lingua di gatto
100 gr. all purpose flour
3 eggwhites
100gr. butter
100gr. powdered sugar vailla flavouring
In a mixing bowl mix the soften butter and sugar, add vaniglia, add altenatetively flour and egg whites. Mix weel. With a piping bag, pipe the mixture on a baking shit and bake for 5 minutes 220°c.

Mascarpone cream cheese:
500 gr. mascarpone, 5 egg yolks, 5 egg whites, 5 tbsp sugar.
Beat egg whites untill stiff, in another bowl beat the yolk and sugar antil frothy, add mascapone, with a spatula add the egg whites arrage.

another version is kung ayaw mo ng raw egg is to do a english custard using 1/2 liter of fresh milk, 2 eggs, 3 tbps fllour, 5 tbps sugar. Boil 1/4 liter milk, meanwhile beat the eggs, sugar and flour then add the remaining milk, remove milk from fire and add the mixture stirring, cook the mixture over low heat stirring constantly until thick. Let cool then add the mascarpone. You can hardly taste the difference.

Another version is beat 500 grms mascarpone until soft and creamy and then add condense milk. arrange.

Or kung wala talagang mascarpone try whipped cream condensed milk mixture.