Tiramisu cheesecake is a baked version of the classic Italian dessert, usually made with cream cheese and mascarpone. Ladyfingers can be used as the crust or ground into crumbs for a graham cracker-style crust. It is typically topped with cocoa powder or chocolate chips and can be made in a springform or rectangular pan.
Tiramisu cheesecake is inspired by the Italian dessert, usually made with ladyfingers, custard and espresso. Unlike the classic tiramisu, this cheesecake version is usually baked in the oven. It also usually contains cream cheese in addition to the traditional mascarpone. Some recipes use ladyfingers as the cheesecake crust, while others don’t.
Many recipes for tiramisu cheesecake substitute egg custard — or eggnog — for a cream cheese base. This concoction often contains egg, cream cheese, and mascarpone. Mascarpone is a soft cheese, often made with heavy cream. Some cooks also flavor the cheesecake base with coffee. If mascarpone isn’t available, a cook can substitute sour cream.
In the traditional tiramisu, ladyfingers or crunchy, wafer-like biscuits are dipped in a mixture of sugar, Marsala wine and espresso. Italian ladyfingers, called ladyfingers, are crunchy and not soft like those commonly used in America. These wafers are then layered with custard to form the dessert. Dipping the wafers during preparation gives them a sponge-like texture.
Unlike that dish, the tiramisu cheesecake doesn’t layer ladyfingers, but instead uses dipped wafers as the pie crust. The wine can be completely omitted from the recipe. Another option is to skip the soaking step and instead grind the ladyfingers or wafer cookies into crumbs to create a graham cracker-style crust. To do this, wafer crumbs are combined with melted butter and coffee or espresso powder, then pressed into the bottom of a baking pan.
Traditional tiramisu is typically left to sit in the refrigerator overnight, so the wafers can melt into the custard. The dessert is usually not cooked at all, although some cooks may reheat the cream during preparation. Usually, a tiramisu cheesecake is baked, however, to set the cream cheese base. After baking, the cheesecake should cool completely before serving.
Tiramisu cheesecake is typically topped with cocoa powder or chocolate chips. Cocoa powder is usually sprinkled over the entire surface of the cake. Some recipes call for a chocolate sauce to be drizzled over the cooled cake. Another option is to spread the cake with a thin layer of whipped cream, then sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
Cheesecake can be made and baked in a springform pan, which has removable sides. Some recipes call for the use of a rectangular or square pan instead, which yields cheesecake bars instead of triangular slices. Spreading parchment paper or aluminum foil over the bottom and sides of the pan usually makes it easier to remove the finished cheesecake.
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