Panna Cotta dessert

Panna cotta is an Italian dessert which literally means 'cooked cream.' I learnt to make this dessert at Keikos-Cakes and tried it out last week and trust me it is amazingly easy to prepare! It's all just a matter of simmering heavy cream, sugar and vanilla and finally dissolving soaked gelatin and refrigerating it overnight to work its magic.

Tiramisu!

Tiramisu is an Italian layered desert which literally means ‘pick me up’ and metaphorically ‘make me happy’ referring to the caffeine in the espresso and the effect of cocoa used in the recipe. This dessert consists of alternating layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers (soft biscuits) and a sweet mixture of mascarpone cheese, eggs and sugar.

You must be wondering what I mean by ‘ladyfingers’. Well they are sweet little fairly dry finger-shaped sponge cakes. They are more commonly used in trifles, charlottes and tiramisu.