Red Velvet "Yogurt Cheese" Swirl Brownies for #nccbrowniesweek

I looovvveeee brownies ( who doesn't?) ... and more even I love red velvet.... I don't know, I kinda admire those red velvet color on my dessert... so pretty and yet appetites .. Don't you thing so?

Beside this Red Velvet brownies you can check my previous post with this adorable red velvet. I had made Steamed Red Velvet brownies with cream cheese topping, check it here.
And not so long ago I also made Red Velvet cake for my wedding anniversary, you can check that post here.

And my post today is Red Velvet Brownies with Cheese Swirl. Beside my craze about Red Velvet...I made this brownies also to join and celebrate "Natural Cooking Club (NCC) Brownies Week"

A little about NCC Indonesia, it's a club and forum for all culinary lovers. The group mainly in Indonesian language, but if you want to join, it also open for you with English language. I heard about this group from long time ago before I dare to join it lately. 

They have many great culinary events which dare your baking and cooking addict become more fun. And this month they have Brownies Week event that I eagerly join to ^,^

Please do check other members' post for this Brownies event here.

Now, let's talk about my red velvet brownies. For the brownies recipe I adapted from here and for the swirl cheese I use my homemade "yogurt cheese" and make a little modification. To have "yogurt cheese" you can drain/ strain one or two cups of thick yogurt a day before (or at least over night). You can check my other post using this yogurt cheese in my previous post: Yogurt Cheese souffle, Yogurt Cheesecake, Three tone yogurt "cheese" Chocolate mousse... and wait..I'll have more experiment with this healthy "cheese" ^,^

Note: For bigger batch of this yogurt cheese you need to drain plain thick yogurt to separate the water (whey) in cheesecloth-lined strainer for at least 24 hours before. From 1 kg yogurt I get about 860 ~ 900 gr drained yogurt 'Cheese' (it depends the thickness of yogurt you use)

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Black Nastar / Brown Pineapple bite for IdFB Challenge#16 Cookies

I llooovveeee making cookies...any cookies. Love to make them as much as I eat them. My family love it too. You know, in Turkey people very much love drinking tea. Anytime, any where, any occasion. Hot weather or cold weather Turkish people enjoy their tea so much. 

That tea time tradition I can not avoid in our home :). Usually we drink tea together after dinner. For me, drinking tea without any snack along with it, is like going to market without money.....hahahahahha..it just can not be! Back when I was in my homeland Indonesia, I always have traditional snack along with my morning tea as breakfast. Or some cookies in my afternoon coffee :)

So, when you are visiting our house..don't worry..we always have a jar (or two) of cookies. And those jar won't be empty (almost every time) because we love our tea with cookies along with it :)

Well, today I'll share one of my family fave ... Dark pineapple tart ( I call it black Nastar) cookies. Believe me..it's so good and almost too pretty to eat :)

This post also goes to Indonesian Food Blogger Challenge#16 Kue Kering Cookies

You can visit Indonesian Food Blogger page to see many great contents from other IdFBer's

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Celebrating Eidul Fitr (Ramazan Bayram) and also My kid's 2nd B'day

Happy Eid al Fitr 1435 H for you who celebrate it. 

This Eid al Fitr 2014 is the happiest and memorable moment for me. After more than 5 times celebrated Eid in Turkey, this is the first time I feel like celebrate Eid al Fitr in my own country. Many my Indonesian fellow came to visit with their family. Some students who study here also came to visit.. to tied more closely relationship.

Beside that memorable Eid al Fitr, this year coincide with  my lovely baby's birthday, Sahnaz Kale this July turns 2! .. Time feel too fast passing by.. I still feel I just born her few months ago..now she turns 2 !

Two happy reasons (Eid al Fitr and my princess' B'day) is enough for me to celebrate it, just simple celebration. We invited some Indonesian to spend happy moment with simple Indonesian and Turkish Foods.

Like normally b'day party I also made one simple b'day cake for my daughter. This chocolate cake  made from 1 recipe of steamed chocolate sponge cake and 1 recipe chocolate brownie recipe steamed with simple fondant decoration. And chocolate frosting recipe here.

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Three tone Yogurt "Cheese" Chocolate mousse (Labneh Chocolate mousse)

Anyone does not like chocolate? well .. it seems no one who does not like chocolate ya .. especially my husband .. Whatever dessert he requests there must be Chocolate things in it .. so you'll see a lot of chocolate recipes on my page... do search more.. ^,^
While I do not really like to eat plain yogurt .. I always mix my yogurt with something, such as fruit jam, syrup or chocolate... ^,^

And for the dessert menu this weekend, I made something simple but "very chocolate"... 

And let me tell you ... this is super Yummy!

Serve: 4

Ingredients:
 Dark chocolate, semisweet chocolate and white chocolate each 100 gr. And more for garnish
Note: you can mix white chocolate and dark chocolate for semisweet chocolate with ratio 70:30 gr (white:dark)
 1 ½ cup strained yogurt (you need to drain yogurt to separate the water in cheesecloth-lined strainer for at least 24 hours before)
Note: From 4 cup yogurt you will get about 1 ½ ~ 2 cup strained one (depend on how thick your yogurt)

Strained yogurt

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Hot Chocolate (Our fave beverage during winter)

This January I think the peak of winter, the snow seemed never stopped since beginning of new year's eve. Just few days to stopped, then continue snowing again for another nights. I am almost reluctant to leave my house because it was so freezing outside. I was born and raised in tropical country where the coldest weather ever there is only about 16degC, and that's even if we go to higher place.

almost never stop snowing

I almost did not leave my house during this January without any emergency purposes or very important thing to do, plus my current condition, I would immediately nausea and vomiting when I were in cold.

One alley corner near my home

Anyway, in freezing weather like this we always make something that can warm our self. Beside Turkish tea which has already become a habit in our house, this hot chocolate is also always my huby's request and other family member if they visited our home.

serve 2
Ingredients and how to prepare:
 2 cups of milk
 2 ½ dessert spoons Dutch process cocoa powder
 4 ~ 5 (or to taste) dessert spoons granulated sugar
 ± 80 g dark (or semisweet) cooking chocolate
 Whipped cream (optional) and chocolate saved for garnish

In a small saucepan, stir together milk, sugar and cocoa powder, heated over very low heat and stirring gently bring to simmer and foamy. Mix in the cooking chocolate and continue stirring gently until the chocolate is melted and dissolved.

Serve hot with whipped cream and a sprinkle with chocolate as a garnish.

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Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

I think winter is really coming. Starting 3 days ago the sky was so dark and the rain never stopped falling. Although several hours stopped early afternoon, but again it poured down again during night. The temperature drop suddenly below 10 deg C. Although I've got winter clothes ready, and keep all our summer clothes back in other cupboard, but my husband were not ready to prepare our electric heater. So..I got cold and felt pain in my back. Just lay down and watch TV for few days, order dinner outside.. it was terrible for me. My emotion was swung up and down-- I didn't know why.. something change on me..

Well, anyway today I'm a bit better, my back pain eased although my flu and fever still remain. Before few days ago I was planning to make a yummy dessert for dinner as my hubby requested ...but did not have any idea at all until I saw one of my friend's upload lava chocolate cake on her facebook from one of the restaurants in Istanbul. So .. why don't I make it too? and voallaa ... here's my "homemade" molten chocolate lava cake.

 serve 4~6


Ingredients:
 3 tablespoons flour
 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
 3 egg yolks
 2 egg whites
 90 grams (± 6 tablespoons) butter, plus for grease molds
 1 cup chocolate chips (I use dark chocolate chips)
 ¼ tsp fine salt
 Icing sugar for topping (optional)

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Broken Heart Cookies (eggless)

Broken heart cookies? Well... you don't have to be broken heart first to eat this cookies. It's just cookies with Chocolate melted decoration. If you read recipe below and you can not find egg in it, don't worry... the recipe is correct and I did not use egg for this cookies. You  must try it and you bet you will like them so much with your afternoon tea or coffee.. (*_*)

Yield: about 50 cookies
Ingredients:
 1 package (250 grams) margarine, soften at room temperature
 ¾ cup powdered sugar (you can reduce up to ½ cup) 
 2 cup + 1 tablespoon flour
 2 tablespoons powdered milk
 2 tbsp rice flour
 ½ tsp fine salt
 1 tsp Vanilla powder
garnish:
 Semi-sweet cooking chocolate, melted

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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe

Selam Everybody....Merhaba from Turkey

This chocolate chip cookies is really really become favorite treat during our tea time at home since 1st time I made them. I made them many few batches already start from last week and all of them could not survive more than 1 day ! this is the latest batch I made and survive for the picture and post in my blog d(^,^)b.

Mom, let's try it also at home.. and let's the family 

Yield: about 60 cookies.

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Chocolate Almond Steamed Brownies

First, I'd like to say: Happy Ramazan and have a fasting for all Muslims around the world.


I love steamed method to cook my cake. I feel "safe and secure" with it :))  Risk free..

In Indonesia, steamed brownie is very popular (compare to bake brownies) and it's everybody's favorite. Many kind of steamed Brownies we usually vary, start from Pandan flavor to Cheese brownies (-- I know, it's really rare you find those Brownies)

This time I made Chocolate Almond Steamed brownies, the ingredients and method are very much simple so I believe you can make it at your home and present different taste of brownies.

Ingredients:
 3 medium eggs
 ¾ cup caster sugar (if you want more sweet, add 2 tablespoons sugar)
 1 cup flour, sifted
 2 tablespoons almond flour
 3 tablespoons dark cocoa powder, sifted
 Pinch of fine salt
 50 gr dark cooking chocolate (DCC)
 ¾ cup olive oil (or vegetable oil)
 Butter for grease the loaf pan (or cooking spray)
 Almonds for garnish (optional)

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Steamed Sponge Chocolate Cake with Chocolate frosting

It's another order came to me to make another cake. In Turkey cake with decoration like this they call it "pasta". When I got here at first time I got confuse with this "pasta" word because Turkish call "makarna" for Pasta :)) 

Anyway, I made this "pasta" with steamed sponge chocolate as base (recipe as follow). And chocolate frosting as filling between layer and to cover the cake (recipe below). For garnish I use chocolate whipped cream (ready mix).. Since I'm still learning to decorate cake, so here it is my simple chocolate cake decorating .... And thanks God, they liked the cake, both taste and the simple decoration d(^,^)b 

Size of the cake 8 "


Ingredients:
For Chocolate Sponge cake base:
 3 medium size eggs
 ¾ cup caster sugar
 1 ½ cup flour
 ½ cup dark cocoa powder
 1 teaspoon baking powder
 1 teaspoon baking soda
 1 tsp Vanilla essence
 ½ cup whole milk
 ½ cup olive oil (or other vegetable oil)

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Simply Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies

I am cookies and chocolate lover, and if you are in same boat, you must try this and you will agree that this one is irresistible one... @(^,^)@

Make about 30 cookies.

Ingredients:

• 120 gr butter. Soften at room temperature
• 1 cup caster sugar (add more 1/4 cup if you like sweet)
• 1 large egg
• 1 ½ cups plain flour
• 1 ½ tbsp dark cocoa powder
• 1 tsp Vanilla powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ tsp fine salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Method:
1) preheat oven at 150 ⁰C. Sift and mix, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, vanilla powder and salt. Set aside.
2) In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg and beat until sugar dissolves. Mix in flour mixture and chocolate chips, stir using a spatula / wooden spoon until blended.
3) Scoop the dough larger than marble (about 1 dessert spoon) and put it on baking sheet lined with baking paper or margarine. Make space about 3 fingers to each other. Bake in oven for 15 ~ 18 minutes. Remove from oven, allow it to room temperature before being stored in an airtight jar.

Enjoy.

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Steamed Red Velvet Brownie Sandwich with Cream cheese frosting

If you are chocolate lover, If you are Brownie lover, if you are red velvet brownie lover, so you must try this one. It's like other red velvet brownie, but... the different are it's steamed, it has chocolate sandwich in between, and more over and it's my favorite.. cream cheese topping ! 

well... here I share my recipe if you want to experience other red velvet brownie taste and texture...

What you need:
For the red velvet brownies:
- 4 medium size eggs, room temperature
- ¾ cup (170 gr) caster sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla essence
- 1 cup (110 gr) all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 
- 100 g butter, plus for greasing pan
- 80 g white cooking chocolate
- ½ teaspoon powder red food color (more if you need stronger red color)
- Pinch of salt

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Steamed Chocolate cake with Sun flower decoration

Selam everybody....Merhaba from Turkey.


I believed that every woman is special, including you. And being a mother is a privileges "job" as well. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, no work contract, and it'll be forever as long as your life. The first education of human being, is in Mother's hands . So as a mother we should have a good and sufficient education to create a better generation in future. Let's never stop learning anything MOMS! 😍

And To All Moms and women (becoming mom), I wish you happy mother's Day.

Description of cake:

Size 8 "

Steamed chocolate Cake as a base with chocolate frosting as layer and decoration.

For Sunflower decoration I use fondant plastic icing.

İngredients and how to make Steamed chocolate brownies:
- 4 medium size whole eggs
- Plus 2 medium egg yolks
- 1 cup (225 gr) caster sugar
- 1 cup ( 140 gr) all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ cup (dark) cacao powder
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
- 80 gr dark cooking chocolate (DCC)
- ¾ cup cooking oil

Method:
A. Grease 8" springform pan with margarine/butter, set aside. Sift together, flour,cornstarch, and cocoa powder. Set aside. Heat your steamer pan up to produce enough steam, medium heat only.
B. Double boil DCC until melted and mixed with cooking oil. Set aside. With electric mixer, beat eggs until fluffy,add caster sugar gradually. Combine salt. Whisk until pale and ribbon stage. whisk in vanilla essence.
C. Gradually, fold in flour mixture. Then fold in melting chocolate mixture, fold until blended and perform no lumps.
D. Pour into prepared pan and steam until done (approximately 45 minutes). Test with skewer, if it comes out clean when inserted in brownies, it means you done and you can remove the brownie from  steamer. Let cool to room temperature before unmold.

For chocolate frosting:
- 120 gr unsalted butter
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
- ½ cup whole milk.

Melt butter, combine cocoa powder and stir until blended. Mix in powdered sugar and milk alternately, whisk until all well blended. Finally mix in vanilla essence.
If you want a thinner frosting, you can add small amount of milk. Or if you want a thicker frosting, you may reduce amount of milk.

Assembling:
Slice chocolate brownie horizontally into 2 parts (or 3 parts according to your desire). Grease each slice's surface with chocolate frosting and stack neatly. Cover entire surface of the brownies with remaining chocolate frosting and decorate with  fondant plastic icing.

Become Today's Top 9 choice on Foodbuzz. Please buzz my post: Steamed Chocolate Brownies With Sun flower decoration, just until next month: http://www.foodbuzz.com/top9?date=2011-05-12

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Winter drink, Hot Chocolate with Marshmallow enough to comfort me from annoying problem

5th March .. Still can not open Blogspot from Turkey. I don't know until when.. Any body can help me? Please send me email and help me to get out of this annoying problem...  :((

How to calm down my stress about this blogspot problem... it's winter and I miss summer...

I remember I have marshmallow stay in my rack for a week..so why not Hot chocolate and marshmallow?? hmmm.... Both I believe are everbody's favorite. And when those two fave combined, just be careful you will be addicted of it @(^_^)@

Like this comfort and hot drink..Very much great beverage during winter

Make 2 Cup.
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 ¼ cup whole milk
- 3 sweet spoon cocoa powder ( I use dutch process cocoa powder)
- 3 sweet spoon sugar (or as your taste)
- Mini marshmallows


Mix together heavy cream, milk, cocoa powder and sugar. Stir slowly over low heat to produce a light foam. Remove from heat before really boiling. Pour into serving cup and sprinkle with mini marshmallow. Let marshmallow slightly melt.


Enjoy while it's hot

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Tiramisu (again)

I saw many Hearted shape in This February. They are so adorable and sometimes with lovely pink color or red. It's so Festive and gorgeous. Well, love is in the air... @(^_^)@

And why don't I spread love in the air too? 

I made this tiramisu last week, but I just can write, edit the picture and post in it my page now.  As you can see, I have some tiramisu post in previous, well.. it's because my husband request it a lot (he Loves tiramisu much I think) and I try to make it in different style and ingredients. So each of my tiramisu has it own taste and different from each other.

İngredients and how to make it:

1 recipe of chocolate sponge cake. This time I use steamed chocolate sponge cake, see the recipe here. Or you can try bake version of my other chocolate sponge cake here

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Say it with BLACK FOREST

Happy Valentine Day Everyone. Hope you and Family will joy and fill with love everyday along these years.

My husband is not a romantic person. Sometimes just for my birthday, other family member must remind him to bring something for me. Also for Valentine's Day. It's the weekend and he took me Somewhere else not to farmer markets for weekend shopping as usual .. I think there will be a surprise for me .. Maybe he would take me to nice restaurant with surprise romantic dinner,but I was wrong. He brought me indeed-not to farmer market- but to other shopping places which has many discount season!  hahahahaha ....

When I ask why there is no "something" for valentine day, 

he said "for what? I said 'I love you' Everyday. I kiss you more than 3 or 4 times per day.  Isn't it a day of love for you?"

Well .. I have nothing to say against it .. I just made this Black Forrest for him to show That I Love him too ... @(^_^)@

For the cake base:
- 8 eggs
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 tsp vanillia powder-This kind of vanilla I can find here
- ¾ cup flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ cup cocoa powder (plus some for spread baking pan)
- 125 gr margarine. Melt (plus to spread baking pan)

For the filling
- Can cherries (about 400 gr)
- Butter cream or whipped cream
- Rum  - I did not use.

For the garnishes and toppings
- Dark cooking chocolate
- Whipped cream
- Drop/ granules Dark chocolate
* Or, according to your taste and improvisation

Make cake base:
1) Grease a baking pan 7 " size with margarine/ butter and sprinkle with cocoa powder.Set aside. Sift together: flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder and powdered vanillia. Set aside.
2) preheat oven to 190 deg C. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until fluffy, pale and thick. Fold in the flour mixture gradually. Fold in melted butter into it. Mix until well blended
3) Pour into baking pan and bake for about 45 minutes. Check with a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.
4) Let the cake cool before it is cut horizontally into 3 parts. 

::Note

Recognize your oven condition. Different size and condition gives different heat result.

Assembling:
Take the first piece of cake, wet with cherry water. Then spread butter cream evenly.Arrange the cherry fruit. Cover with second piece of cake. Do the same thing as before. And stacking the last piece of cake, wet with cherry water and cover the entire surface of cake with whipped cream and decorated according to taste with cherry and chocolate.

Store in refrigerator before cut and served.

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Bolu Coklat Kukus -Bentuk hati ( Steamed Chocolate Sponge cake) And another award passing from my lovely friend

I was planning to make another tiramisu-as my hubby request (again). He loves Tiramisu a lot I think (^_^). 1st plan I wanted to make tiramisu with lady finger base, but when I saw many egg white left in my refrig, then I decided to make this sponge cake as the base.

And here it is my basic sponge cake with steamed version. With this "heart shape" I think it'll be more cute :)

Ingredients:
- 500 ml egg whites
- 1 cup caster sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla powder (I just can find this powder version here ^_^ )
- 1 ½ cup flour.
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 120 ml olive oil / or melted margarine

How to make:

1. Heat a steamer with enough water for about 45 minutes. Grease your "heart shape" pan with butter and lightly dust with flour. Set a side.
2. Sift together: Flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, vanilla powder.Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, using electric mixer whipped egg whites,  gradually mix in caster sugar, continue beating until sugar dissolves completely. Add salt and continue beating until fluffy and stiff.
4. Fold in the flour mixture gradually until blended. fold in melted margarine or olive. Fold until completely mixed.
5. Pour into baking pan and steam about 30 minutes or until cooked. Check with bamboo skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Enjoy with your beloved friend and family.

Today, It is really brighten my day, My lovely blog friend : Angellove's Cooking, just passing me this "Sunshine Award". Thank you so much and it definitely will sunshine may days and make me happy. 

And to all my friends, I would like to say thank you for the support and sharing. I'd like to pass this award also to my friends as list below, hope it can bright your day and bring sunshine in your smile too:

Angella @This is What I do

Arthur @Michaelangelo in the kitchen

Brooks Walker @cakewalker

Briarrose@Flourdusted

Claudia @What's Cookin Italian style Cuisine

Elisabeth @Food and thrift finds

Elra @Elra's cooking
Evan B @Sweets by E

Ilke @Ilke's Kitchen

Lisa @Breaking bread with Lisa

Pauline @Mrs Mulford's cakes

Mateja @Indulging life

Peggy @My FIANCE! Likes It, So It MUST Be Good.

Ping @Ping's picking

Shanti @Shanthi Krishnakumar's cookbook

Cevabun @Something_good 

@The Mom Chef 

@TorviewToronto

Tiffany @Simple, delicious, and sometimes decadent vegan and vegetarian cuisine.

Keep on cooking, baking, steaming, craving, blogging and sharing! @(^_^)@

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Hearted Eggless Tiramisu

Unlike my previous post of tiramisu, this time I made it egg less and I use lady finger instead of sponge cake. Although without egg, I guarantee this tiramisu  just yummy as it should be and also delicate .... And your family member will love it.

I prefer use cream cheese rather than mascorpone cheese in this recipe and also of course non alcohol. You can also reduce amount of coffee if you don't want your kid consume more coffee.

To decorate the tiramisu, it required your unlimited creativity and imagination, so you can make any creation with your tiramisu. I made my tiramisu with heart shape and I decorate it with heart shape dark cooking chocolate too. Sprinkle more with drop chocolate... hmmm.. Perfect dessert isn't it?

What you need:

For pan 9 " size
* 400 grams of lady finger
* Cream cheese 350 gr
* 2 + 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
* 200 ml double cream
* 1 cup powdered sugar (for me it's sweet enough, but you can add it more as your taste)
* whip cream powder 75 gr
* 1/2 cup cold milk
* 3 tablespoons instant coffee
* 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
* 2 cups warm water
For the garnish and topping
* cocoa powder
* dark cooking chocolate
* chocolate chip


 Method:

1) Make coffee liquid mixture. Mix and stir instant coffee, sugar and warm water. Set aside up to room temperature.
2) By using hand whisk, beat cream cheese, butter, double cream and powdered sugar until smooth and no lumps. Set aside and keep in refrigerator.
3) Mix whip cream powder and cold milk. Beat until thick. Combine with cheese mixture. Mix until well blended and no lumps. Keep in refrigerator for about 1 hour.

Assembling Tiramisu:
Wet the lady fingers with coffee mixture, arrange in heart shape (If you like) springform pan, pour tiramisu mixture. Stacking with coffee wet lady fingers again and pour tiramisu mixture again. And so on until finish.
Keep in refrigerator at least 3 hours before serving. Sprinkle the surface with cocoa powder and garnish with chocolate chips or dark cooking chocolate before serving.
:: Note
To make a heart shape chocolate, melted dark cooking chocolate over double boiler and make heart shape on baking paper to prevent sticking. Let it chill until it ready.

Today's Top 9 by Foodbuzz on Jan 1st 2011

http://www.foodbuzz.com/top9?date=2011-01-01

Tiramisu is a layered dessert, consisting of alternating layers of coffee-soaked Savoiardi biscuits and sweet mixture of mascarpone cheese and eggs and sugar. Cocoa powder is sifted on top (and sometimes between layers) as both a garnish and a bitter counterpoint to the sweetened cheese mixture.^[7]

To prepare the biscuit layer, Savoiardi (light, finger-sized sponge cakes, commonly known as ladyfingers in the United States) are soaked in espresso or strong coffee, often with an addition of a flavorful liquor such as sweet marsala wine or dark rum.

For the mascarpone cheese layer, a mixture of egg yolks and sugar is first prepared: egg yolks are mixed with sugar to form a thick cream to which the mascarpone cheese is added, then the egg whites are beaten stiff and folded in to the mascarpone/egg cream. This mixture is spread over the coffee-soaked biscuits (often a liquor such as Rum or cognac will be added to the coffee for soaking the biscuits). The layer is then topped with a dusting of cocoa powder, and more layers are added.

Countless variations for tiramisu exist. Some cooks use other cakes or sweet, yeasted breads, such as panettone, in place of ladyfingers.^[8] Other cheese mixtures are used as well, some containing raw eggs, and others containing no eggs at all. Other liquors are frequently substituted for the traditional Marsala wine in both the coffee and the cheese mixture, including dark rum, Madeira, port, brandy and cognac

Source: Wikipedia

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