100-Hour Tiramisu

Tiramisu is my mom’s favorite dessert (and mine as well), so I like to take my time with it. My version has homemade mascarpone cheese, ladyfinger cake layers, marsala caramel, dutch-processed cocoa powder, dark chocolate shavings, and an espresso marsala soak. This is not traditional tiramisu by any means, but it’s how my mom and I like to eat it.

I don’t have a real recipe for mine, but these are some wonderful tiramisu recipes from some very talented people, in case you’d like to make one:

music by City Girl
Ji-Eun's Sunset
Winter Fields (ft. mklachu)
Palette
Echo Of A Rose

Other music:
Little Things - ANBR
Amber - Elad Perez

My video style is heavily inspired by Asian vlog channels I admire, such as Zoe, Cat's Kitchen, haegreendal, HidaMari Cooking, EMOJOIE Cuisine, Nino's Home, Cooking Tree, Wife's Cuisine, and more. Please check them out!

Thank you for watching.

[NickDiGiovanni]

Alvin in 2050: "30-year Tiramisu"

[prince]

When the world needed him the most… he returned

[orti]

He could do a 100hr version of toast with nutella and I would still watch it. It’s always so calming to watch these kind of videos

[JackRackam]

Wow, I would never have expected a YouTube cooking video to be so cinematic. I kept having to pause and ask myself "what makes this shot so good?" whether it's the way the light hits the falling particles or the fact that your bowl is a complementary color to your ingredients or that you managed to sync your brush strokes to the music. So good!

[meloo-er]

"Dad, I want Tiramisu"
"Okay, son give me 4 days and 4 hours"
"Wait what?"

[aarontso]

Alvin’s friend: okay I’ll see you for Christmas
Alvin: I’ll start cooking
Friend: but it’s October-

[tree]

My dad passed away two weeks ago today. Tiramisu was his favorite dessert. This video brought a smile to my face, thank you <3

[disfeed]

I love how Alvin subtly mentions how much money he saves throughout the video, knowing that his mother will be watching this.

[georgemas]

I need a kitchen like this: small but enough, minimal, with a large window for ambient lighting

[Jcdoyel]

You are the "Pure" master of film and cooking. My admiration goes out to your master-level skills of film, creativity and cooking. Five golden stars.... NO! Five platinum stars and a seal of a distinction.

[yoongisfuturerock]

i love that alvin talks to the ingredients like they are actual people-

[superhero]

I was trying to figure out why a channel with only 6 videos had over 1.2MM subs.
Well, then I binged watch all of them.
Now I understand.
I was having a really bad day/week/month/year, but after watching these videos, I feel absurdly at peace with life.
Incredible work Alvin.
You are a blessing to humanity.

[katekoren]

I"m a pastry chef, and watching this video was pretty close to tears for me. Showing the world how much craft and love can go into something so simple, and the joys that it brings to those you love the most. Well done!

[mrkarkus]

When the guy who makes big food is not making big food, he creates masterpieces.

[maham]

The editing, vibe, music.. everything fits so perfectly. Therapeutic ❤

[lifu._]

The fact that Alvin let the tiramisu sit in the refrigerator for three days is something else. I don't have enough self control for that.

[esthervincentsam]

The best thing about Alvin is “Aesthetic”, he makes everything so nostalgic omg 😭

[mingoose]

“Every Journey has its Final Day. Don’t rush” as a Zhongli main I welcome you

[sarahpatisaul]

Here's the recipe I made based on this video!!

Marscapone Cheese
1220 ml of Heavy Cream (about 5 cups)
Juice of several Lemons (1 TBSP lemon juice to every C of Heavy Cream)

Bring cream to 185-190 F (85-88C) over medium heat
Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in lemon juice. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes, maintaining the temperature at 185 to 190 degrees F, then turn off the heat. The mixture should coat the back of a spoon.
Whisk well and let cool for 30 minutes.
Transfer into a clean towel-lined strainer. Cover the top with plastic wrap, pressing down gently onto the surface of the cream, and let cool to room temperature, for 20 to 30 minutes more.
Chill in a refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight.

Lady Finger Cake
6 egg whites
6 egg yolks
1 cup (1/3 in the whites and 2/3 in the yolks) of granulated sugar
1 cup of all-purpose flour
Powdered Sugar as needed
Whip egg whites and ⅓ cup sugar to soft peaks.
Whisk egg yolks and remaining ⅔ cup sugar until light and airy.
Whisk the yolk mixture into the whites until reaching soft peaks.
Sift the flour into the egg mixture then fold until just combined.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pour the mixture in.
Dust the cake twice with powdered sugar.
Bake at 350 F for approximately 15 minutes before cooling slightly at room temperature and transferring to a cooling rack.

Marscapone Filling
8 egg yolks
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
Pinch of Salt
Homemade Marscapone Cheese
200g of heavy cream
Whip egg yolks with most of the sugar until reaching soft peaks.
Add a pinch of salt and whip one more time.
Whisk in the Marscapone Cheese.
Whip heavy cream with remaining sugar to medium/hard peaks.
Fold egg mixture into the cream.

Espresso Soak
1 cup of strong cold coffee/espresso
Water, Marsala Wine, Sugar (optional)
Make a strong batch of coffee or espresso.
Let the coffee cool then combine with sugar, water, and marsala wine until reaching your desired taste.

Assembly:
Add a ladyfinger cake sheet and pour coffee over.
Layer on marscapone filling
Dust with cocoa powder
Repeat until finished

[spacecatisbored]

My favorite part of most of Alvin's videos is when he bakes at 11 pm. This is beyond a power move it is a god level feat. I wish I could bake at 11 pm. Alvin what gives you this awesome power?