Italian Dessert Recipe - Hazelnut cake:

Toasted hazelnuts -10 ounces (250 g)
Oro Saiwa Cookies -4 ounces (100 g)
Unsalted butter -4 ounces (100 g)
Sugar -6 ounces (150 g, 3/4 cup)
Eggs, separated -3
Baking chocolate (crumbled) -6 ounces (150 g)

Grind together the nuts and cookies in a blender until it becomes a fine powder.
Combine it with the crumbled chocolate.
Cream the egg yolks sugar and butter until the mixture is pale yellow.
Whip the egg whites until it forms firm peaks.
Combine the nut and cookie mixture with the butter mixture, and then fold in the whites.
Pour into a cake pan of size sufficient for it to be about an inch deep, and bake it a preheated oven (360 F (180 C)) for 30 minutes.

Note: If Oro Saiwa Cookies are hard to get, you can use Graham Crackers as a substitute.

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Tiramisu - Italian Dessert

1/2 cup coffee brewed espresso
2 tablespoons brandy
6 each egg separated
6 tablespoons sugar
2 pounds mascarpone cheese or
2 pounds cream cheese mixed with
1/2 cup heavy cream - and
1/4 cup sour cream
4 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened powder

Spread ladyfingers on a large baking sheet. In small bowl combine the
coffee and brandy. Sprinkle the ladyfingers with this mixture, set aside.

In medium bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar with electric mixer until thick
and lemon colored, 4 to 5 minutes. Add mascarpone and blend on low speed
until combined. 3.In a large bowl, beat egg whites, until soft peaks form,
2 to 3 minutes. Using a spatula, fold whites into mascarpone mixture. Line
the bottom of an 8-cup souffle dish with half of the ladyfingers. Spread
half the mascarpone mixture on the ladyfingers and sift 2 tablespoons of
cocoa over the surface. Repeat layers, ending with the cocoa.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours. To serve, spoon
onto serving plate.

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