If you’re serving them to children, allergies to nuts may be a concern. However, you can easily find nut-free chocolate spreads in most grocery stores.

Treat your guests to Italian tiramisu with French madeleines from beautiful Lorraine. Create individual or sharing desserts, and put an extra twist by adding bergamot-flavored madeleines.

Ladyfingers: use store-bought ladyfingers, also known as savoiardi biscuits, or make them yourself. They are usually sold in grocery stores, often in an international section. Pavesini biscuits were invented and patented in 1948 to differentiate their appearance from classic ladyfingers.

In a separate bowl, whisk the raw egg yolks with the remaining sugar at medium-high speed for about 5 minutes. The mixture will whiten and double in volume (photo 2).

However, if you want your tiramisu on point with its original Italian counterpart, never use instant coffee instead of espresso. If you don't want any caffeine in your tiramisu, use decaf coffee. Sponge cake allows for the preparation of the cake-style tiramisu. Just slice your sponge into two-three layers, soak it with strong coffee, and build your tiramisu alternating with the cream.