ITALIAN EASTER CHEESE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour three 9-in. round baking pans. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Beat until just combined. Stir in coconut and pecans., In another bowl, beat egg whites with clean beaters until stiff but not dry. Fold one-fourth of the egg whites into batter, then fold in remaining whites. Pour into prepared pans., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in confectioners’ sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Stir in pecans. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate.

Steps:

• To prepare tiramisù , start with very fresh eggs: carefully separate the egg whites from the yolks 1 , remembering that to whip the egg whites well they must not contain any trace of yolk. Then whip the egg yolks with a hand mixer, pouring in only half of the sugar 2 . As soon as the mixture has become clear and frothy 3 ,
• and with the mixer still running, you can add mascarpone cheese, little by little 4 . When all the cheese is incorporated, you will have obtained a thick and compact cream; set it aside 5 . Clean the mixer attachments very well and beat the egg whites, pouring in the remaining sugar a little at a time 6 .  
• Whisk them into stiff peaks 7 ; you will know they're ready if the mixture does not move when you overturn the bowl. Take a spoonful of egg whites and pour it into the bowl with egg yolks and sugar and stir vigorously with a spatula, to thin the mixture 8 . Then proceed to add the remaining egg whites, little by little, stirring very gently from bottom to top 9 .
• Once ready, place a generous spoonful of cream on the bottom of a 12x8in baking pan and spread it evenly 11 . Then soak the ladyfingers for a few moments in the cooled coffee, which you will have sweetened to your liking (we added only 1 teaspoon of sugar) 12 ,
• first on one side and then the other. 13 . Arrange the soaked ladyfingers on top of the cream 14 , side by side, to create the first layer, over which you will spread part of the mascarpone cheese cream 15 .
• Make sure to level it carefully so that you have a smooth surface 16 . Continue to arrange the coffee-soaked ladyfingers 17 , then add another layer of cream 18 .
• Level the surface 19 , sprinkle it with unsweetened cocoa powder, and allow it to set in the fridge for a couple of hours 20 . Your Tiramisù is ready to be enjoyed 21 !