# Tiramisu - Flesh of the Gods

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiramisu-flesh-of-the-gods/103722>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 15, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiramisu-flesh-of-the-gods/103722 "2002-04-15T13:15:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiramisu-flesh-of-the-gods/103722/1 "2002-04-15T13:15:49Z")

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I tried my hand at making tiramisu this weekend and the results were OUTSTANDING! Now I’m stuck with a 13 x 9 inch pan full of Kahlua/Espresso soaked ladyfingers with marscapone cheese and grated chocolate. Who wants some?

(And, yes, I realize the recipe called for brandy but I didn’t have any. The kahlua added just a little more coffee flavor).

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**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiramisu-flesh-of-the-gods/103722/2 "2002-04-15T14:52:45Z")

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Ah, yes.

I’m in a cooking club, and one of the desserts we made at one of the get togethers was a White Russian Tiramisu. It was out of this world. So your kahlua is just divine!

Incidentally, it was a Cooking Light recipe, so if you’re interested, you can probably pick it up at their website by doing a recipe search.

I LOVE tiramisu…

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**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiramisu-flesh-of-the-gods/103722/3 "2002-04-15T15:09:17Z")

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I finally tried making tiramisu myself this past Thanksgiving. I underdid it with the coffee syrup, but the second time I made it, it was perfect. The recipe I used (and have since tweaked since I thought it was too rummy) calls for baking your own ladyfinger layers (you can do it in a solid round so it’s less trifle-y, which I prefer). Now I get begged for it.

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**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiramisu-flesh-of-the-gods/103722/4 "2002-04-15T15:16:42Z")

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I used to make it for a restaurant I worked for. Their version used Grand Marnier, so much that I probably could have turned it into a flaming dessert!