White Chocolate Tiramisu

By M&S Food
Chef Shelina Permalloo’s twist on a classic tiramisu is made with creamy white chocolate and raspberries for extra sweetness. Give the chef’s dinner party-worthy dessert recipe from M&S’s Cooking with the Stars a go…
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Ingredients

8 total
  • 130g white chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 200ml double cream
  • 250g mascarpone
  • 1 vanilla pod, split in half and seeds scraped out
  • 2 tbsp espresso powder
  • 24 M&S trifle sponge fingers
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder, for dusting
  • 150g raspberries

Method

7 steps
  1. Step 1

    Place the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water and melt. Set aside while you make the cream.

  2. Step 2

    Pour the cream into a mixing bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until you have soft peaks. Whisk in the mascarpone then fold in the vanilla seeds with a spatula.

  3. Step 3

    Carefully whisk in the white chocolate then set aside.

  4. Step 4

    Dissolve the espresso powder in 200ml of just-boiled water. Transfer to a shallow dish.

  5. Step 5

    Dip half the sponge fingers into the coffee, letting them soak for just a few seconds before layering them at the bottom of six glasses and top with a layer of cream.

  6. Step 6

    Repeat with the remaining coffee and sponge fingers then finish with a final layer of cream. Transfer to the fridge to set for 20 mins.

  7. Step 7

    To serve, dust each with cocoa powder, then decorate with the raspberries.