Dessert and sweet recipes

Tiramisu, is a famous Italian desert, typically made of two layers of ladyfingers soaked in espresso coffee, topped with a cream mixture made with mascarpone cheese, alcohol (usually rum), and sometimes a zabaglione, which is a creamy mixture made with eggs and sugar. This recipe is one of the many variations of Tiramisu, using a zabaglione, Amaretto liqeur, Kahlua and rum.
 

A variation of a tiramisu recipe by Sophia Loren from a show on the Food TV Network. Like most Tiramisu recipes, this one uses eggs, Mascarpone cheese, Espresso coffee and ladyfingers as basic ingredients. The different with this recipe is the use of orange liqueur together with the Espresso coffee to flavour the ladyfingers.
 

A simple yet delicous chocolate cake with apricot jam.
 

An oven-baked cheesecake recipe using a combination of Philadelphia and Ricotta cheese, flavoured with lemon and sultanas. Instead of biscuits, this recipe uses a dough made with simple ingredients (egg, flour and butter). You can change this recipe and use only Ricotta cheese (replace the Philadephia cheese with Ricotta). You can also add other dried fruits, together or in the place of the sultanas.
 

One of the best cheesecake recipes, this one uses a combination of Mascarpone, Philadelphia and sour cream together with lemon juice and lemon zest. The cheesecake is topped with a mixed berry compote. The result is a fluffy, light and extremely tasty cheesecake.
 

A simple Italian desert, panna cota is cooked cream with vanilla, topped with a coulis, compote or fresh fruit. This recipe uses a compote made with an assortment of berries, sugar and muscat (or moscato) wine.
 

A simple yet delicious cheesecake using a combination of Philadelphia cheese, Mascarpone cheese and sour cream. The cheesecake is baked at a low oven for one hour and then topped with a lemon curd (recipe included).
 

A cheesecake using biscotti crumbs and butter as a base, mascarpone and cream cheese, topped with fresh sreawberries marinated in balsamic vinegar
 

A simple and refreshing strawberry and Mascarpone tart.
 

Panna Cotta, literally meaning cooked cream in Italian, is a simple, light and delicious Italian dessert. This recipe uses a strawberry coulis for topping but you can use any kind of coulis you like.