It’s been three days since Mothers’ Day, but I have yet to post these pictures of the Mothers’ Day cake that my children brought me. I knew they wanted me to post these pics, so they could have a share of the limelight again… LOL! Anyway, with or without gifts, I assured them they would always be the lead stars in my life. Oh, and by the way, let me not forget to mention that Gem asked money from her dad to buy the cake at Red Ribbon.
So here’s that 24-carat tiramisu:
Here’s another yummy angle:
The biggest slice for me:
Yummy…
Now, forgive this ignorant me, but initially, I thought tiramisu was Japanese in origin. Not surprising though as the word tiramisu is indeed Japanese sounding.
Since I am wanting in knowledge when it comes to culinary stuff (I hope Gem can educate me later as she progresses with her Food and Beverage subjects), I searched on Wikipedia and found this:
Tiramisu is an Italian dessert typically made from ladyfinger cookies, espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese, eggs, cream, sugar, marsala wine, cocoa, and rum. The Italian name tiramisù means “pick-me-up” (metaphorically, “make me happy”, although it could have a more sexual meaning), referring to the two caffeine-containing ingredients, espresso and cocoa.
The ladyfingers are sprinkled with or briefly soaked in a mixture of coffee, rum, and sugar. They are layered with a mixture of mascarpone cheese and a custard made from egg yolks, marsala, and sugar, known as zabaglione. Cocoa powder is then sprinkled on top.
Tiramisu has become one of the most popular desserts served in upscale restaurants of all types, not just Italian restaurants. The recipe has been adapted into cakes, puddings and other varieties of dessert. Other flavours are often used now in place of coffee, including strawberry, lemon or chocolate.
History
There is some debate regarding tiramisu’s origin. Some believe it was first created during the First World War. Women in Greece made these desserts for their men to take with them as they were being sent off to war. They might have believed the high caffeine and energy content of these desserts would give their men more energy to fight and help bring them home safely.
Another story regarding tiramisu dates back even further. It is said that during the Renaissance periods, Venetian women made these to be shared with their men during the late hours because they believed it would give them the energy to make more vigorous love later. A different take on this story is that Venetian prostitutes, living above cafés, would order this as a late night pick-me-up.
A less glamorous theory explains that the dessert was a way of salvaging old cake and coffee that had gone cold by using the leftover coffee and perhaps some liqueur to moisten the stale cake. The dish was greatly improved by layering it with cream or cream cheese.
Still others claim that the dessert is a recent invention, creating a trendy demand that will not last long. They point out that while the recipes and histories of other layered desserts are very similar, the first documented mention of tiramisu in a published work appears in a Greek cookbook. Backing up this story is that the author of the cookbook explained in an earlier article that tiramisu was created in 1971 (actually “10 years ago” in the article, which was written in 1981) in the restaurant Le Beccherie, and the owners of Le Beccherie do indeed claim they invented the recipe.
Now, if you’ll excuse me as I finish this last slice which I secretly stashed in the fridge - in the veggie chiller, out from the prying eyes of Marco, Aypee and Gem…! Hehehe…
I’m here at my OJT now and I was craving for Starbucks coffee awhile ago. Ngayon na naubos ko na, I’m craving for Tiramisu!!
thanks for sharing that info Tita Rhods. I also thought na Japanese ang origin ng Tiramisu. Blame the commercial (ahhh endi aku -hapon LOL)
Tita belated happy mother’s day! 3 days ko na rin tinetempt to make a mother’s day post pero ewan ko walang mapiga hehe i originally planned to make a simple slideshow dedicated to my mom (na halos lahat ng friends nya readers na ng blog ko hehe). I mentioned you po pala kay mama she wants to meet you din daw soon.. Sana sa grad ko Tita punta ka ha
Belated Happy Mother’s Day again! AmiSu! (I miss you hehe)
Tita OT ito hehe can i ask for a favor? can you help me out kasi I’m planning to make a slideshow regarding Pangasinense (girls and boys) who made it in the music or movie scene? So far I only have Carmen Rosales, Donita Rose, Anne Curtis, Olyn (PBB), Mocha and Joey Benin hehe know some other pa? Please help!
I love tiramisu!
those pictures made me drool. happy mothers’ day. thanks for visiting my site and for leaving a comment.
Mmmm, haven’t had this dessert for quite a while. Actually, when this dessert first came to these shores, people thought it was a Japanese concoction, and yes, it was because of the name… Mamma mia!
The cake was made more famous in the US after it was mentioned in the movie, “Sleepless in Seattle”. People were asking, what the heck is a Tiramisu anyway?
I thought Tiramisu is a kind of Japanese soup. Hehe.
Belated Happy Mother’s Day.
Mica, I think you can include Fernando Poe, Jr. (San Carlos City), Gloria Romero (Mabini, Pangasinan) Cheryl Cosim and Julius Babao, currently of the news dept. at ABS CBN, Maki Pulido, news reporter of GMA 7 (pero hindi na movie/music or music sila) .. wait, I will ask your Tito later, ha.. mas marami siyang alam, e.
Ang mga Henares, they hail from Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan, with Don Daniel Maramba as their great grandpa (a senator way back, di ko na ata naabutan), father of Larry Henares, famous columnist. Larry Henares is the father of Atom Henares, the ex husband of Dra. Vicky Belo. They have a son named Quartz Henares who is now film director. Sonnie Henares, another son of Larry was once a teenage idol during his time, 70s, I think, but now into concert productions, I think. Naku, family tree na ito! LOL!
Another one - Beth Manlongat, one of Kuya Germs’ ‘alaga’ was a budding singer/actress when she left for the States in the 70s.. She is from Bonuan, Dagupan. Kamag-anak ko siya, on my mom’s side…..
Yung husband ni Danica Sotto, taga Pangasinan din daw. Hehe, OT na rin ata ito… The Sottos by the way, hail from Pangasinan too.
Oh, I would be happy to meet your mom as well! When is she coming home for vacation? Sure, punta ako sa grad mo, just inform me when, okay? …
Looks yummy !
Hi, DJ! Thanks for dropping by too!
Sngl.. thanks for sharing that bit of info!
Want some tiramisu?
Abaniko, me too! I thought it was some kind of Japanese dish!
Belle left a comment here, and I retrieved it from my email, but somehow it migrated somewhere.. hehehe.
”rhodes, what a nice treat from your children! delicious tiramisu cake.from what I understand, tiramisu doesn’t require baking, so you are actually eating raw egg yolks, right?”
Yes, I think it does not need baking, Belle! Tulad din ng very popular dessert dito - Graham refrigerator cake, made of layers of graham crackers with fruits and cream in between. Ay naku, my sweet tooth is craving again! Yumm..!
Oh my. What a mouth-watering cake. I love tiramisu. I always order it whenever I go to my favorite Italian restaurant. But the cocoa is always just sprinkled on top, not as enticing nor tempting as in your mother’s day cake.
Interesting info on the origin of the cake. Pasend naman ng cake dito sa Japan o.
Wow, sarrap tiramisu
Masamsamit ! We had our Mothers Day celebration at an Indian restaurant for a change . My wife and I had been digging Indian food lately, hehe 
Kathy, this one’s from Red Ribbon. I wasn’t expecting it to look this way, nga e. But I guess they tried to make it look like a real baked cake, to make it more appealing.
Naka -dalawang slice ako.. hehehe.. the first one I ate with them, the second one, I kept in the ref, out of their sight, tapos kinain ko when nobody was looking.. hahaha!
BW, I love shawarma. I’m not sure if it’s Indian food, but I crave for it all the time.
Talagan masamsamit! Labay mo?
That looks so good! I haven’t tried tiramisu yet, but looking at the picture and reading your description, I just might buy one and try it.
yummy! it makes me miss the cakes and pastries we have there in Pinas. Nothing they make here will equal it.
Kakainggit! LOL!
your post is not only sinfully mouth-watering, it was educational as well. all the time i thought it was japanese in origin, now i have something to talk about while in cake or coffee shops with my kids.
Friends, sorry for these late replies. Been with allergy lately and I haven’t been quite well…
IRENE, try it! It’s worth it. It just simply melts in the mouth!
SHEILAMARIE, What are some of Nigeria’s delicacies, I wonder?
DINE, thanks! I just had to find out myself, because I too, at first thought it was Japanese in origin. Now, both of us are educated as well!
tiramisu has replaced chocolate mousse as my favorite from red ribbon. this cake is just yummy!